The Most Educated Countries in the World

Between 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. […]

By Aidualc | 21 Nov 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, Statistics | Comments (0)

Global medical costs — how the US stacks up

Many Americans complain about health care prices, but is care in the US the most expensive? Here’s a look at […]

By Aidualc | 23 Oct 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The American Dream Is Alive and Well — in Canada

Quick: Name a wealthy, North American country that values self-reliance, individual freedom and personal ambition. Sure, you could take the […]

By MarketAngel | 26 Sep 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

World’s happiest nations are…

By Georgia McCafferty, CNN, Those looking for greater happiness and satisfaction in life should head to northern Europe, but steer […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

18 Housing Markets That Are More Overvalued Than The US

Societe Generale Albert Edwards pointed us to this chart comparing home prices across the developed world. For comparability purposes, the OECD […]

By Aidualc | 26 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Happiest Countries in the World

By Mike Sauter, From 24/7 Wall St Site, The residents of Switzerland are the most satisfied with their lives, according […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Jun 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How to play resource scarcity

By Melissa Shin, From http://www.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/how-to-play-resource-scarcity-113413 By 2050, it’s all over, says Jeremy Grantham: we’ll have either used up all cheap […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Wood – The fuel of the future? Environmental lunacy in Europe

From the Economist, WHICH source of renewable energy is most important to the European Union? Solar power, perhaps? (Europe has […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Apr 13 | Posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Canada Losing Debt Halo as Property Peaks Under Carney

Herbert Crockett called Cairo, Geneva and New Delhi home in his four decades as a human resources executive with the […]

By Aidualc | 15 Mar 13 | Posted in North America, Real Estate, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

World’s happiest countries

By Chris Helmen, Forbes, What does happiness mean to you? At its core it consists of being healthy, having enough […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Jan 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)