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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.

Why House Flippers Might Get Hosed

House flippers helped generate the real-estate frenzy from 2003 to 2006, buying and selling homes within six months or less […]

A Blueprint for Internationalizing Yourself

The countries of the developed world are experiencing a new class of refugee – members of the middle and upper […]

Investors Living in Emerging Markets are a Bullish Bunch!

By Mark Mobius, From Mobius Blog – Franklin Templeton, Part of my job involves putting myself out on a limb […]

Portugal Takes on St Kitts as the Next Chinese Immigration Destination

As the world competes to help wealthy Chinese get their money out of China, some new hotspots are emerging as […]

is funds world set for rampant consolidation?

by Emma Dunkley, From City Wire Wealth Manager, News BlackRock had struck another deal today underlined the significant pick-up in […]

Ford’s profits will accelerate as Europe improves: Barron’s

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Ford Motor Co (F.N) have surged nearly 40 percent over the past year, but […]

NASA awards grant for 3-D food printer; could it end world hunger?

By Eric Pfeiffer, From Yahoo! News , Call it food for thought. Or perhaps thought for food: NASA has given […]

My (very) early retirement at 33

Ed Hawkins decided a life of leisure would be wasted on his old age. So he opted to quit his […]

3 Reasons to Travel While You’re Young

by Jeff Goins, The other night, I had a conversation with a young woman who had a number of decisions […]

Dambisa Moyo: Search For Alpha Leads To Frontier Markets In Africa

Summary:  Frontier markets like Rwanda are actually offering higher equity market returns than developed and emerging markets. Dambisa Moyo: Search […]