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Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

This foam stops bullets cold and pulverizes them to dust

Foam body armor? Even armor-piercing bullets cannot get through this foam. And the foam doesn’t just stop bullets. It destroys […]

By Aidualc | 06 Apr 17 | Also posted in Commodities, Private Equity | Comments (0)

The Impossible Trinity

By Jim Rickards, The Daily Reckoning, The Impossible Trinity is a simple rule with deep implications. It was first uncovered […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The Broken Bond Market

By Macromon, Global Macro Monitor, The Fed tightens on Wednesday and bonds rally.  What the heck? GaveKal, Jeff Gundlach,  and […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Mar 17 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Homeownership Rate in 2016 Was Lowest in 50 Years

63.4% Homeownership Rate in 2016 Was Lowest Since 1966 The erosion of homeownership has been one legacy of the housing […]

By Aidualc | 20 Mar 17 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

EM Equities Outperformed DMs 3/4 Times During Fed Hikes

 From Calamos Investments, Browse our chart archives on calamos.com/ourway for additional downloadable, embeddable emerging markets charts and commentary

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Mar 17 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Stocks, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

CML Subdued Over Outlook for UK Home Buying Activity in 2017

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) publishes its year-ahead outlook each December. The report for 2017 is among the most […]

By Davis Miller | 18 Mar 17 | Also posted in Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Tim Cook says augmented reality is ‘a big idea like the smartphone’

Like TV, AR is becoming an Apple passion project It’s no secret that Apple’s culture of secrecy forbids even the […]

By Aidualc | 15 Mar 17 | Also posted in Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

Simon Property Group Fights to Reinvent the Shopping Mall

With department stores in sharp decline, Simon is overhauling its empire to keep consumers coming back. The Roosevelt Field shopping […]

By Aidualc | 13 Mar 17 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

When The Chinese Come Out To Shop

Capturing spending in malls and abroad The growth in online shopping in China is huge: since 2011 spending online has […]

By Aidualc | 10 Mar 17 | Also posted in Asia, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Asset managers cannot afford to ignore robo-advice and digital ledger technology

Asset managers need to have clear, realistic strategies in place to avoid being left behind as the pace of technological […]

By Aidualc | 09 Mar 17 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)