The most peaceful countries in the world

Haiti, Bolivia, Chile, and Latvia all have something in common: they’re more peaceful than the United States. The analysis comes […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Sep 17 | Posted in Asia, North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Socialism is bad? Nordic stock markets are among the best

Nordic countries often have beaten global benchmarks and U.S. markets for more than a century Sen. Bernie Sanders is unlikely […]

By MarketAngel | 11 May 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

New Algae Research May Have Uncovered an “Energy Forest” Under the Sea

Companies / Renewable Energy By: Money_Morning Dr. Kent Moors writes: I’ve never subscribed to the idea that we need a silver bullet to […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jan 15 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The 10 Most Livable Countries

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Thomas C. Frohlich Based on the most recent release of the Human Development Index by the United Nations Development Programme, 24/7 Wall […]

By Aidualc | 24 Nov 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

These 8 European separatist groups are totally inspired by Scotland right now

By Paul Ames, Global Post, OIARTZUN, Spain — The surge in support for Scotland’s independence ahead of the Sept. 18 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Sep 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The World’s Most Content (and Miserable) Countries

By Thomas Frohlich and Vince Calio, 247WallSt, World news does not always fully capture people’s level of happiness. Last year, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 May 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

How retirement systems vary, country to country

  How retirement systems vary among major nations, from the US to China to Germany   By The Associated PressDecember 30, […]

By Aidualc | 11 Feb 14 | Posted in Retirement & Savings, Statistics | Comments (0)

Happiest and saddest countries 2013

The Prosperity Index Everywhere you look in this world there are signs of instability, destruction, hopelessness. Syria is in civil […]

By MarketAngel | 10 Dec 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, 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)