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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.

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Fixed mortgage rates hover near lows for 6th week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hovered above its record low for a sixth straight […]

By DennisGao | 08 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Five Myths About Emerging Markets

This year’s mutual-fund scoreboard highlights an interesting conundrum about investing in emerging markets. Economies of big emerging-markets countries such as […]

By DennisGao | 05 Dec 11 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Should I Hire a Financial Adviser or Go It Alone?

Should I hire a financial adviser to manage my retirement portfolio, and can I afford to? — Robert Stamberger, Fallbrook, […]

By DennisGao | 30 Nov 11 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Turning 30? Four things you must do

It’s never too early to start planning your finances, but it can get too late. So if you are turning […]

By DennisGao | 29 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Real Estate: Why Home Prices Won’t Bottom Out

Watching the U.S. home market struggle to rebound is like listening to children in the back of a car. No, […]

By DennisGao | 21 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

For first time, nations mull Greek exit from euro

By Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer | AP – 10 hours ago LONDON (AP) — Maybe it’s not the Hotel California after […]

By DennisGao | 16 Nov 11 | Also posted in Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Berkshire buys 5 pct of IBM, takes other stakes

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett said Monday that his company has spent $10.7 billion to buy more than 5 […]

By DennisGao | 15 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Rate on 30-year mortgage below 4 pct. for 2nd time

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell below 4 percent for just the second time […]

By DennisGao | 11 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Home Prices Under More Pressure

Home prices are highly seasonal, due to the different mix of homes that sell at different times of the year, […]

By DennisGao | 07 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Fed Focus: Housing could be key to stronger U.S. rebound

By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the U.S. economy, it all comes back to the housing market. A fresh […]

By DennisGao | 03 Nov 11 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)