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)

California, New York Lead States With Immigrant Populations

By Douglas A. McIntyre  There were 40.7 million immigrants living in the United States in 2012. Of these, 11.7 million were […]

By Aidualc | 11 Aug 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The 10 best countries for business

Up-and-coming Canada vaults ahead in this annual list of the world’s most business-friendly nations. But did it best the US? […]

By MarketAngel | 21 Apr 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

10 countries with the most gold

The world’s biggest gold bugs Gold just experienced its first annual price decline in 13 years, wrapping up its worst year […]

By Aidualc | 11 Mar 14 | Posted in Commodities, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Countries With The Most Immigrants

The United States has always been regarded as a nation of immigrants. Recently-published figures from the United Nations support this […]

By MarketAngel | 11 Dec 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, Statistics | Comments (0)

The Most Educated Countries in the World

Between 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. […]

By Aidualc | 21 Nov 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, Statistics | 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)

Geopolitical Journey: Azerbaijan and America

By George Friedman There is a point where three great powers — Russia, Turkey and Persia — meet: the Caucasus. […]

By Aidualc | 15 Jul 13 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Sovereign Debt Bubble Will Continue To Expand Until – BANG – The System Implodes

Why are so many politicians around the world declaring that the debt crisis is “over” when debt to GDP ratios […]

By Aidualc | 04 Feb 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The End of the University as We Know It

In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United […]

By MarketAngel | 22 Jan 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)