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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.

Oxstones Food for Thought – April 2012 – A Big Thank You to Mr. Market for Precious Metal Opportunities!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, 4/14/12 Some of you have inquired whether you […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Apr 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

I’m Worried

By David Kotok,  cumber.com site, A note to readers. This 2000-word commentary is a longer-term view; think in terms of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Iran’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor website, For centuries, the dilemma facing Iran (and before it, Persia) has been guaranteeing national survival […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 12 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Kass: Liquidity Rally Over, Investors Face Reality

By Greg Brown, Money News.com, Investors high on easy money from the Fed are about to find out the real […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Apr 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Singapore – Gateway to Southeast Asia

By Mark Mobius and Dennis Lim, Mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/03/31/singapore-gateway-to-southeast-asia/#more-1388 Singapore is a special place for me. This small city with few natural […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Apr 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

To QE or Not to QE

By Tony Crescenzi, Pimco.com site,   If the Fed does nothing, asset prices could fall, threatening America’s fragile economic recovery. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Apr 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Brazil: Home of the next Mark Zuckerberg?

By Vivek Wadhwa, Washington Post, Silicon Valley has led the world in innovation and entrepreneurship because of its culture of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Mar 12 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Collective investment scheme

A collective investment scheme is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent […]

By M Guliyev | 26 Mar 12 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

How Myanmar Liberates Asia

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor Myanmar’s ongoing liberalization and its normalization of relations with the outside world have the possibility […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Mar 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Online Social Networks and the Ascent of Facebook

From can turtles fly blog site, As bizarre as this sounds, one of the most valuable innovations in technology over […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Mar 12 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)