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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.

The New Retirement Realities for Generations X and Y

by Stacy Rapacon, Kiplinger, Young adults like us face tough financial realities today. For example, 10% of 2008 college graduates […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Nov 10 | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Jeremy Grantham: Night of the living Fed – something unbelievably terrifying

From Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcards from Cape Town Jeremy Grantham has become a familiar and very popular face on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Nov 10 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Uh-Oh: Barron’s Cover “Bye Bye Bear”

By Barry Ritholtz, The rules for the classic magazine cover indicator are: 1. Mainstream — not business — publication 2. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

See How Four Asian Cities Monopolized Global Trade In 15 Short Years

By Vincent Fernando, CFA, Business Insider Here’s a fantastic graphic produced by Transport Trackers, the Hong Kong-based research and advisory […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Singapore Shops Sydney

By Kevin Brekke, Editor Casey Research Switzerland The Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) announced today (October 25, 2010) its intent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Rousseff Elected President in Brazil

Da Silva Protégée Resonated With Voters Seeking to Extend Departing Leader’s Legacy in Latin America’s Biggest Nation By JOHN LYONS […]

By Oracle | 31 Oct 10 | Also posted in Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

What the Internet Knows About You

By Jessica Bennett, Newsweek Imagine you’re an employer, looking to hire me for a job. You subscribe to a Web […]

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

US Debt: A Recipe for Economic Disaster?

By Rosanne Lim, Minyanville The foundation of the US dollar is already under threat. If it collapses, it will take […]

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

Watch Out for Emerging-Market Inflation

by Richard Barley, WSJ While the U.S. Federal Reserve frets about deflation, in some parts of the world inflation may […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Oct 10 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Eric Sprott On Bonfire of the Currencies

By Eric Sprott, From Zero Hedge Bonfire of the Currencies World governments just can’t get enough conflict these days. They’ve […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Oct 10 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)