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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.

Too broke to go bankrupt

Too broke to go bankrupt By Blake Ellis @CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — This year, hundreds of thousands of Americans […]

By Aidualc | 07 May 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Britain’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Britain controlled about one-fourth of the Earth’s land surface and one-fifth of the world’s population in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 May 12 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

China’s Landing Pattern

By Mark Mobius, From mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/05/01/chinas-landing-pattern/#more-1424, While it’s still considered an emerging economy, there’s no doubt China has held a good […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 May 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s Banks Are Important for America, Too

By Douglas J. Elliott, Fellow, Brookings Institute, We all realize by now that China’s economy matters greatly to America, directly […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 May 12 | Also posted in Asia, 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 | 29 Apr 12 | Also posted in Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The India-China Rivalry by Robert D. Kaplan

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, As the world moves into the second decade of the 21st century, a new power […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Educating Ourselves Into Shackles?

By Brian Stoffel There’s a cancer that threatens to poison the global economic recovery, and it’s not Europe or the […]

By Aidualc | 20 Apr 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

For Richer (Not For Poorer): The Inequality Crisis of Marriage

By contributors@theatlantic.com (Nancy Cook) | The Atlantic A Corvette. A home in the Hamptons. A Hermes handbag. Oh, and marriage. […]

By Aidualc | 19 Apr 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Europe’s Economic Suicide

By PAUL KRUGMAN On Saturday The Times reported on an apparently growing phenomenon in Europe: “suicide by economic crisis,” people […]

By Aidualc | 18 Apr 12 | Also posted in Eastern Europe, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Many U.S. Immigrants’ Children Seek American Dream Abroad

By KIRK SEMPLE Samir N. Kapadia seemed to be on the rise in Washington, moving from an internship on Capitol […]

By Aidualc | 17 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)