Cash flies commercial and other secrets of moving money

Even in an age of electronic money and digital-payment apps, there is still big demand for cold, hard cash.  The […]

By Aidualc | 06 Sep 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China Connect: WeChat and the Key Mobile Market Trends in China

China Connect: WeChat and the Key Mobile Market Trends in China 1. China Key Mobile Trends & WeChat Focus 2. […]

By Aidualc | 02 Aug 16 | Posted in Asia, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Gold Fever and the Counterfeit Coins after the Brexit

2016 has been an outstanding year for gold and other precious metals. Since the beginning of the year, the yellow […]

By James Patrick | 29 Jul 16 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, 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)

Scientists finally know what stopped Mongol hordes from conquering Europe

In 1206, Genghis Khan, a fierce tribal chieftain from northern Mongolia, began to take over the world. The khan’s ruthless […]

By Aidualc | 11 Jul 16 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Demographics Rule the Global Economy

By Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal, The developed world’s workforce will start to decline next year, threatening future global growth […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 May 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

How eToro’s Yoni Assia is bringing social trading to China and Russia

By Zach Miller, Yoni Assia is the founder and CEO of eToro. What is eToro and why did you launch […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Apr 16 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Where does the world’s food grow?

By John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen, Brookings Institute, Developing countries are home to roughly 80 percent of the world’s population, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Apr 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Animation: 100 Years of the Most Populous Countries

“I think ageing demographics is a bigger issue in China than people think. And the problems it creates should be […]

By Aidualc | 24 Mar 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture | 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)