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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.

You can now 3D-print a house in under a day

In the near future, building a new home may be as easy as printing out an airline boarding pass. At South […]

By Aidualc | 06 Apr 18 | Also posted in Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

When it comes to the crypto-wealthy, wealth managers may be out of luck

It’s a half-serious joke among people who bet early on cryptocurrencies and have watched their values soar. At some point, […]

By Aidualc | 03 Apr 18 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A Driverless Future Threatens the Laws of Real Estate

It may no longer be about ‘location, location, location’ The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most […]

By Aidualc | 02 Apr 18 | Also posted in Real Estate, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Here’s the average cost of retirement: How prepared are you?

According to an Age Wave/Merrill Lynch report, 81% of Americans report not knowing how much money they’ll need for retirement. […]

By Aidualc | 30 Mar 18 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Homesnap raises $14 million for real estate intelligence

Rockville, Maryland-based Homesnap has come a long way from its days as a consumer-facing app for displaying information about local homes by taking a […]

By Aidualc | 26 Mar 18 | Also posted in Private Equity, Real Estate, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Places That’ll Pay You to Live There

People are moving to bigger cities, making the situation even worse. Like in a vicious cycle, the market value of […]

By Aidualc | 21 Mar 18 | Also posted in Asia, Latin America, North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

3D-printed smartphone microscope is good enough for scientists

Your smartphone could soon be a fully functional microscope capable of examining samples as small as 1/200th of a millimeter. […]

By Aidualc | 20 Mar 18 | Also posted in Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What is a reverse merger shell?

The reverse merger is a transaction in which a shell company purchases a private company. Once the transaction is completed, […]

By James Patrick | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

4 Alternatives to Borrowing or Withdrawing Retirement Funds

Borrowing from your 401(k) or withdrawing money from your IRA  before you have retired is generally a bad idea because […]

By Aidualc | 19 Mar 18 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

A look at the top ten Cryptocurrencies and what they do

I have been watching with interest the development of the blockchain and cryptocurrency space the last year or so. There […]

By Aidualc | 16 Mar 18 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)