The Results Are In: The Price of Down Is Up

Well, our inflation survey results are in. Thank you to everyone who participated, particularly those who shared frustrating examples of […]

By Aidualc | 12 Feb 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Emerging markets outlook 2013: more bulls than bears

(By EM) The bullish outlook for emerging markets for 2013 is supported by a “return from the abyss” for the […]

By M Guliyev | 17 Dec 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Latin America, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Will South Africa’s Struggles Overshadow its Potential?

Africa is a continent many investors bypass, but from my perspective as a long-term investor, I think that’s a mistake. […]

By Aidualc | 18 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Priming the Liquidity Pump

By Mark Mobius,  http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/10/04/emerging-markets-inflation/#more-1820 The global economy is often like a line of dominos. One piece tumbles, causing others to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Oil Is In The Midst Of A Major Repricing

Dear Readers: I’m currently writing a long-form post twice a month now for Chris Martenson’s excellent website, Peak Prosperity.com. Accordingly, […]

By Aidualc | 03 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Fed Panicked

This article originally appeared on The Daily Capitalist. Here is the Fed Open Market Committee’s announcement of November 25, 2008 […]

By Aidualc | 19 Sep 12 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Winds of Market Change

From http://us.beyondbullsandbears.com/2012/09/10/the-winds-of-market-change/,  Franklin Templeton Investments site, As we cross the mid-way point of the year, you might say the equity […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Growing Pains

By Mark Mobius, http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/08/01/chinas-growing-pains/#more-1620 Many feel that China is the engine for the world economy, and worry that if it […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 Aug 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Doug Kass Tells Barrons His ‘Favorite Short For The Next Decade’

By Sam Ro and Simone Foxman, Business Insider, This week’s issue of Barron’s has a great interview with Doug Kass, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Aug 12 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How to Save Your Money And Your Life

  Contributed by Doug Casey, Casey Research. I think there are really only two good reasons for having a significant […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jul 12 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)