Vancouver: The city that had too much money

Vancouver was the first place to experience the tidal wave of Chinese cash. Now the city is leading efforts to […]

By Aidualc | 15 Nov 18 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

6 cheap places to retire abroad

Over the 20th century, many retirees moved from New England, California and the Midwest to the sunny and sparsely populated […]

By MarketAngel | 20 Oct 16 | Posted in Asia, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Why it is Still a Great Idea to Invest in Hong Kong

You may not be entirely sure of Hong Kong’s status. Is it a country or a city, and why is […]

By James Patrick | 21 Jul 16 | Posted in Asia, Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Trilemma—and a Possible Solution

By Ben Bernanke, Brookings Institute, China’s central banker, Zhou Xiaochuan of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and other top […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Mar 16 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Big Picture

By John Mauldin, By Neil Howe, I’ve been a bit slow in bringing good friend Neil Howe’s predictions for 2016 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Feb 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Who is most exposed to China slowdown? | FT Markets

YouTube Financial Times Channel, Link: Who is most exposed to China slowdown? | FT Markets The countries most exposed to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Sep 15 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

China’s Crisis: The Price of Change

By Rodger Baker, Stratfor, Last week was an eventful one for China. First, the People’s Bank of China shocked the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Aug 15 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

New ‘Silk Road’ could alter global economics

From Robert Berke, Oilprice.com, Beginning with the marvelous tales of Marco Polo’s travels across Eurasia to China, the Silk Road […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 06 Jun 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Private Equity, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Will China’s Year of the Goat Bring Out the Market Bulls?

From Mobius Blog, According to the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (or sheep), creatures that are typically […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Feb 15 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Reforms in Asia Bring Big Potential for Small Companies

At Templeton Emerging Markets Group, we believe Asia’s combination of rapid economic growth, generally strong national finances and economic fundamentals […]

By Aidualc | 20 Feb 15 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)