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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.

25 Scintillating Facts About the Internet in China

One of the biggest economic stories in recent years has been the breathtaking growth of China. Currently, its Internet sector […]

Selling Their Futures: College Grads Promise a Slice of Their Future Income for Cash Now

By Kayla Webley, From Business Times, The start of Nathan Sharp’s story sounds familiar: In 2012, he found himself graduating […]

Should central banks now sell gold?

  Central banks in debt-strapped countries have a golden opportunity ahead of them, if you will excuse the pun, to […]

Bitcoin for Beginners

By Jeffrey Tucker, From Laissez Faire Club, Understanding Bitcoin requires that we understand the limits of our ability to imagine […]

CHART OF THE DAY: Proof That You Stink At Investing

Most investors understand that they are unlikely to beat the major stock market indexes. Still, many investors remain convinced that […]

Market trend in Financial Markets

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A market trend is a tendency of a financial market to move in a particular […]

Wood – The fuel of the future? Environmental lunacy in Europe

From the Economist, WHICH source of renewable energy is most important to the European Union? Solar power, perhaps? (Europe has […]

Chinese now the world’s biggest spending tourists

MADRID/FRANKFURT – Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world’s biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the […]

The Strategic Importance of the Yangtze River – VIDEO

By Stratfor, Click on YouTube Video Link on Yangtze River Strategic Importance to Chinese economy

Recent Asset Class Performance

Below is a look at the recent performance of key ETFs across all asset classes.  As you can see, the […]