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Cheaper Oil – Winners and losers

From the Economist, IN EARLY October the IMF looked at what might happen to the world economy if conflict in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Nov 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Why One Acre Fund Puts Farmers First

By Rahim Kanani, Media Group,   A One Acre Fund client signs for her fertilizer delivery in Teso, Kenya. / […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Oil Prices Continue to Define Geopolitics

From Stratfor, Geopolitical diary, Editor’s Note: Oil prices dropped steeply Oct. 14, with crude oil futures falling 4.6 percent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Oct 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Investment-grade wine market versus other asset classes – which is better

People have invested in fine wines for more than 150 years, but wine grew into a more standardized investment class […]

By PeterSmith | 07 Oct 14 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Climate Progress Starts with Changing What We Wear

By David Dietz, Modavanti, From Huffington Post, Several friends and I stood in awe as we watched Sunday’s climate change […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Oct 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Kopernik Global’s Iben Sees Hidden Value in Gold, Uranium — Even Russia

By Daniel Fisher, Forbes, If one were to attach a slogan to the investment approach of Tampa Bay mutual fund […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Sep 14 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

Reasons why you should be investing in fine wine not shares

Some wine bottles taste so good that they could be worth $400 and not $40. Whether you’re a wine aficionado […]

By PeterSmith | 19 Sep 14 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Here’s how Brazil’s new presidential candidate could help save the planet

By Simeon Tegel, Global Post, Marina Silva has a chance at becoming the first environmentalist to lead a major world […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Sep 14 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Latin America, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why a Silver Standard Just Wouldn’t Work for Mexico

Why a Silver Standard Just Wouldn’t Work for Mexico James DiGeorgia Could we soon see a south-of-the-border silver standard? According […]

By Aidualc | 02 Sep 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Latin America | Comments (0)

Companies That Control the World’s Food

By Alexander E.M. Hess, 247WallSt, The agriculture and food production industry employed more than one billion people as of last year, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, Stocks, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)