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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.

In Stockpicking, Local Connections Give Politicians an Edge

A new study says members of Congress make lousy stockpickers overall, with one key exception: when they invest in local […]

As China Rises, So Does Vietnam

By WAYNE ARNOLD, NY Times, One of the biggest beneficiaries of China’s rapid economic ascent is not China at all, […]

Bullish on Tech and 2011

provided by Federated Investors’ Stephen F. Auth expects technology stocks like Broadcom to lead a market rally next year. ‘Tis […]

Euro Falls a Second Day on Concern Region’s Crisis to Spread; Dollar Gains

Candice Zachariahs and Ron Harui, On Monday December 20, 2010, 2:50 am EST The euro declined to a two-week low […]

Housing Outlook 2011: When Home Prices Will Head Up

Property values are still drifting down, but look for relief at the end of 2011. The lowest mortgage interest rates […]

One Reason to Stay Long Equities

By Alex Daley, Casey’s Extraordinary Technology There are a lot of troubling signs with the equity markets these days, with […]

Owning a home still the American Dream, despite housing bust

Les Christie, staff writer, On Thursday December 16, 2010, 5:19 am EST The American Dream is still alive and kicking, […]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About China

From Forbes Blog site, No country epitomizes insane growth like China. But if you really want to dig behind the […]

Richard Russell: “Stocks are not priced to produce profits over coming years”

By Prieur du Plessis, Plexus Asset Management, In a recent article, Richard Russell, 86-year-old writer of the Dow Theory Letters, […]

QE2 Is the Right Fed Policy

by Jeremy Siegel, Ph.D., Yahoo Finance, One of the most gratifying experiences of my career was being a colleague of […]