The PC16: Identifying China’s Successors

By George Friedman, Stratfor, China has become a metaphor. It represents a certain phase of economic development, which is driven […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ben Graham Centre – Value Investing Conference 2012 – VIDEO

From Ivey Business School YouTube Channel, YouTube Link:  Lauren Templeton shares investing lessons and life wisdom from Sir John Templeton

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Oct 13 | Posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

China’s Ambitions in Xinjiang and Central Asia

From Stratfor, In mid-September Chinese President Xi Jinping rounded out a 10-day tour of Central Asia that included state visits […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Oct 13 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Seven Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now

Here’s a link to a recent infographic in HBR.  http://hbr.org/2013/10/seven-reasons-why-africas-time-is-now/ar/1 Summary: Africa’s economy is growing faster than the economies of […]

By Brian Andreosky | 25 Sep 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Syria and the Limits of Comparison

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, Because so many war plans simply do not survive the reality of war itself, each […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Obama’s Bluff

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Images of multiple dead bodies emerged from Syria last week. It was asserted that poison gas […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Dambisa Moyo’s take on Frontier Markets

I just read a great interview by Jonathan Barnes of the CFA Institute Magazine, in which he interviews economist Dambisa […]

By Brian Andreosky | 18 Jul 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Ai40 Weekly Commentary – 15 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 15, 2013 After weeks of loss, the Ai40 Index can finally celebrate a gain this week. […]

By Brian Andreosky | 15 Jul 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Africa investor Weekly Commentary – 8 July 2013

By Staff Reporter | July 8, 2013 Despite a surge in Egyptian stocks, the Ai40 Index inched lower once more this […]

By Brian Andreosky | 08 Jul 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

If Syria Falls, Expect a Pop in Oil Prices

By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Research, As is so often the case in the Middle East, religious strife contributes to political […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Jul 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)