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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.

The Dollar Under Siege

Bud Conrad, Chief Economist   After World War II, the dollar became the world’s preeminent currency. Convertible to gold at […]

By Aidualc | 21 Jul 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

NY BROKER SELLS $13MIL IN HOMES TO CHINESE BUYERS VIA WECHAT MOBILE APP

   BY MICHAEL COLE    The Baccarat Hotel & Residences under construction in New York Smart brokers know the value of […]

By Aidualc | 17 Jul 14 | Also posted in Asia, North America, Real Estate, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Wall Street’s Brightest Minds Reveal THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARTS IN THE WORLD

MATTHEW BOESLER George Magnus, UBS    Business Insider/Matthew Boesler Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-important-charts-in-the-world-2014-4?op=1#ixzz36ugQpz2D

By Aidualc | 11 Jul 14 | Also posted in Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

DEVELOPERS GET NEW FUNDING SOURCE AS CHINA ANNOUNCES FIRST REIT

  BY MICHAEL COLE    REITs like Citic’s could provide new cover for developers A new channel for fundraising may be […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jul 14 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

The Emerging Global Web – Slide Show

Link: The Emerging Global Web Terrific slide show presentation on the emerging markets global web development, including stats on mobile […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jul 14 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Alternative Investing Startup Wikifolio Raises €6M For International Expansion

Alternative investing startup Wikifolio has closed a €6 million funding round led by European early stage venture fund Speedinvest. The fresh capital […]

By MarketAngel | 26 Jun 14 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Is Silicon Valley the Future of Finance?

By Kevin Roose, NY Mag, Recently, after a long, drawn-out fight over an overdraft fee, I decided to break up […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Jun 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Time is running out‏

Link: Regional and global stock indices comparison-1 As we are explaining for a while, stock exchanges in the region of […]

By BEFFund | | Also posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

You Will Be Investing For Free In 5 Years

Fund, trading, and advisory fees will fall to zero sooner than you think   When European merchants embarked on trips […]

By Aidualc | 20 Jun 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

U.S. Housing Market Firesales Could Trigger Another Financial Crisis

By: Mike_Whitney   Ask your average guy-on-the-street ‘what caused the financial crisis’, and you’ll either get a blank stare followed by […]

By Aidualc | 19 Jun 14 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Real Estate | Comments (0)