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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.

IMF gold sales boost for poor

George Osborne said he wrote a joint letter with his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, urging the rest of the remaining […]

By M Guliyev | 23 Oct 12 | Comments (0)

How Worried Should You Be about the Stock Market?

By George L. Perry, Brookings Institute, How worried should people be about the stock market? Every day’s news reminds us […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Will South Africa’s Struggles Overshadow its Potential?

Africa is a continent many investors bypass, but from my perspective as a long-term investor, I think that’s a mistake. […]

By Aidualc | 18 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Global Investment Performance Standards

Many investment management firms tout that they are GIPS Compliant. So what is GIPS, and why would a firm voluntarily […]

By M Guliyev | 17 Oct 12 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Expert GTC 3 – White Paper

expertGTC3_WHITE_PAPER_v 2   – Link to the white paper on ExpertGTC3 Every financial advisor can use the ExpertGTC3 as a tool […]

By sakamotoraj | 15 Oct 12 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Turkish Central Bank Governor was chosen Central Bank Governor of the Year for Emerging Europe 2012

The Turkish central bank’s unorthodox monetary policy was initially criticized but now it is increasingly hailed as a success The […]

By M Guliyev | 14 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Regions | Comments (0)

Free Stock Market Investing Books

Free Stock Market Investing Books Yes, it is possible to get free stock market investing books from Amazon (AMZN) if […]

By Aidualc | 12 Oct 12 | Also posted in North America, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Free Real Estate Investing Books

Yes, it is possible to get free real estate investing books from Amazon (AMZN) if you have a Kindle. Some […]

By Aidualc | 11 Oct 12 | Also posted in North America, Regions, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

EM INVESTMENT: Show of hands

(EM) Emerging nations are talking big about investing in each others’ currencies. But diversifying reserves out of traditional assets will […]

By M Guliyev | 10 Oct 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Dollar strengthens on positive US economic data

Dollar strengthens against euro, pound, yen on positive US economic data NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of better-than-expected U.S. […]

By M Guliyev | 09 Oct 12 | Also posted in Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)