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October 2014

Here’s Where You Can Retire in Italy for Just $2,000 a Month

By Valerie Fortney-Schneider, International Living, As I walk across the sunny piazza I think how easy it is to feel […]

2014 EMERGING AND FRONTIER MARKETS – Assessing risk and opportunity

Cushman & Wakefield has evaluated the risks of acquiring office space in the most sought after emerging and frontier  markets. […]

QUEEN OF ENGLAND IN REAL ESTATE JV WITH CHINESE GOVT TO BUY MALL

  2014/08/18 BY MICHAEL COLE   You might think the Queen would want something a bit more posh than Fosse Park in […]

Vanguard’s $3 Trillion Man

By Kirsten Grind, WSJ, Vanguard Group’s chief executive, F. William McNabb III, runs the largest mutual-fund company in the U.S.—just […]

These maps reveal how long you probably have to live

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, This series of maps shows how long you’ll probably live, depending on where you live. […]

Looking for Culture, Comfort and Low-Cost Living? Try Guatemala

    By Eoin Bassett, International Living, It’s the “slap, slap” sound of contentment: Women making tortillas by hand as […]

Microfluidics: The Most Important Advancement in Biology You May Have Never Heard Of

Chris Wood, Casey’s Research We’re on the cusp of a revolution in life-science research. This revolution promises to bring with […]

Market Valuation, Inflation and Treasury Yields: Clues from the Past

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, My monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are […]

Live in This Beautiful Thai City for $1,200 – or Less – a Month

By Heather Van Deest, International Living, There’s no shortage of natural beauty in northern Thailand. There are dozens of rivers […]

Investment-grade wine market versus other asset classes – which is better

People have invested in fine wines for more than 150 years, but wine grew into a more standardized investment class […]