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The hare gets rich while you don’t. Back the passive tortoise

Dan McCrum  Part of the NO ALTERNATIVE: THE ZOMBIE HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY SERIES Nomura, as part of an excellent report looking […]

Young, tech-savvy investors entrusting their portfolios to ‘robo advisors’

  In decades past, Wall Street urged investors to listen when E.F. Hutton spoke and to “Talk to Chuck” Schwab […]

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 […]

Countries With the Widest Gap Between Rich and Poor

By Alexander E.M. Hess, Vince Calio and Thomas C. Frohlich  The United States of America — the land of opportunity — has the fourth […]

These maps show from where the US and the EU import all their fuel

By Simran Khosla, Global Post, Using data from the World Trade Organization we created these maps to show which foreign […]

Happy Workers, Richer Companies?

By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, There is a free lunch in economics, after all. Companies with perks like complimentary meals clearly […]

A Breathalyzer That Can Diagnose Cancer

If a fingerprint can tell someone who you are, a “breathprint” could reveal how you’re doing. That’s according to Raed Dweik, […]

Blackstone Prefers China’s Warehouses Over Residential

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi.com, The head of alternative investment giant Blackstone finds China’s warehouses more interesting than luxury apartments, and […]

Malaysia Airlines: Actions for the Future

Recently, one of the leading airlines of Asia and a reputable provider of intercontinental air traveling, Malaysia Airlines suffered two […]

Why the Housing Market Is Still Stalling the Economy

  If the economy still feels stuck, blame the housing market. That may not match how people in a handful […]