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Mr. Gao co-found and became the CFO at Oxstones Capital Management. Mr. Gao currently serves as a director of Livedeal (Nasdaq: LIVE) and has served as a member of the Audit Committee of Livedeal since January 2012. Prior to establishing Oxstones Capital Management, from June 2008 until July 2010, Mr. Gao was a product owner at Procter and Gamble for its consolidation system and was responsible for the Procter and Gamble’s financial report consolidation process. From May 2007 to May 2008, Mr. Gao was a financial analyst at the Internal Revenue Service’s CFO division. Mr. Gao has a dual major Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Economics from University of Maryland, and an M.B.A. specializing in finance and accounting from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

When Homeowners Are Better Off Than Renters

Homebuying has earned a bad rap in recent years: The subprime mortgage crisis and ensuing economic meltdown left many homeowners […]

Chinese gold demand may rise 20% by 2017: industry body

London (AFP) – China’s annual demand for gold could jump around 20 percent by 2017 as more of its increasingly […]

Housing heats up but not at boiling point yet

If you tried to buy a home in Phoenix a year ago, you probably would have been able to land […]

The fastest way to triple your money is…housing?

For the past several years single-family housing investors have been playing the buy and hold game. Strong rental demand and […]

5 Home Improvements That Are Worth the Cost

Existing home sales jumped 4.2 percent in May, the highest level since 2009. This is just the latest sign that […]

Sellers Calling the Shots on Home Deals

By Les Christie – Thu, May 30, 2013 5:41 AM EDT In a dramatic about-face for the housing market, sellers are now […]

Foreign Buyers Aren’t Playing A Key Role In The US Housing Recovery For 2 Reasons

By Mamta Badkar – Tue, Jul 9, 2013 12:17 AM EDT Foreign buyers jumped into the U.S. housing market after the bubble […]

Why House Flippers Might Get Hosed

House flippers helped generate the real-estate frenzy from 2003 to 2006, buying and selling homes within six months or less […]

Rising Mortgage Rates, Home Prices a Lethal Brew

A sharp rise in mortgage rates over the last few weeks means it may already be too late for many […]

Foreclosure sales tumble in first quarter: RealtyTrac

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sales of U.S. homes in foreclosure fell in the first quarter, a report from RealtyTrac showed […]