The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2021 Edition)

By Dorothy Neufeld, Visual Capitalist, The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2011-2020) Being a commodity investor can feel like riding […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jun 21 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China Consumes Mind-Boggling Amounts of Raw Materials [Chart]

By Jeff Desjardins, Over the last 20 years, the world economy has relied on the Chinese economic growth engine more […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Oct 17 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Where do our raw materials come from? (Chart / Infographic)

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, Nice chart/infographic,  Where do our raw materials come from? From the BullionVault, WHICH countries produce […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Feb 17 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Classic Cars, Lean Hogs and Duchamp Art Lead Alternative Investment Ranking

By Devin Banerjee, Bloomberg, “I am a musician, and the monkey is a businessman. He doesn’t tell me what to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Aug 14 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Rick Rule’s Favorite New Thesis

By Chris Mayer, From Daily Reckoning, I was chatting with Rick Rule last Friday. Rick is now part of Sprott […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Apr 13 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

Platinum’s Neglected Cousin

By Byron King, Daily Reckoning, It’s a whitish, ductile metal. It is No. 46 on the Periodic Table of Elements…and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Apr 13 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Brazil’s Richest Family Forging $13 Billion Niobium Dream

By Cristiane Lucchesi and Alex Cuadros, Bloomberg, In 1965, U.S. Navy Admiral Arthur W. Radford persuaded Walther Moreira Salles, a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Mar 13 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Latin America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

10 treasures that outshine gold

By Michael Brush, From MSN Money, Diamonds Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, as Marilyn Monroe sang in “Gentlemen […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Jan 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

For Long Term Investors: The Cheapest ETF for Every Commodity

After gathering more than $1 trillion in total assets under management, ETFs have cemented their place in the financial world. Among […]

By Aidualc | 25 Oct 12 | Posted in Commodities, Stocks | Comments (0)

Oxstones Food for Thought – April 2012 – A Big Thank You to Mr. Market for Precious Metal Opportunities!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, 4/14/12 Some of you have inquired whether you […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Apr 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)