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Food for Thought. Thoughtful debate and insightful observations/ commentary on actions/events in financial markets, investments, societies, and governments around the world that impact our lives. Also Oxstone Team’s Global Investment Commentary and Best Investment Ideas.

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 […]

This graphic shows which teams have the most fans at the World Cup

By Simran Khosla, Global Post,      

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 […]

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 […]

Importance of ROIC Part 1: Compounders and Cheap Stocks

By John Huber, basehitinvesting, A while back, I posted a couple articles on return on invested capital (ROIC) along with […]

The Global Problem of Clean Drinking Water

Clean drinking water is the kind of water that is safe for drinking by human beings without causing health risks […]

E-Commerce is a Bear

By Andy Dunn, In two decades of e-commerce in the US, we have produced only two standalone e-commerce companies of […]

For Great Returns, Follow the Cash

By Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Earnings get all the attention on Wall Street. While earnings are of course important (and measures like […]

Borderlands: The View Beyond Ukraine

From Stratfor, Installment in George Friedman’s recent series written during his journey from the Baltics, through Central and Eastern Europe […]

ASEAN Cooperation: A Growing Global Power

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, Southeast Asia represents one of the fastest-growing regions of the world today, and to us, […]