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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.

London Property Still Out of Reach Despite Brexit-Related Price Wobbles

As London house price growth eases – in the luxury market in the West of the capital at least – […]

By Davis Miller | 01 Oct 16 | Also posted in Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Taiwan’s Social Safety Net is The Street Market

Peter St. Onge, Profit of Chaos Free-marketers are often ridiculed for suggesting the welfare state can be substantially replaced by […]

By Aidualc | 29 Sep 16 | Also posted in Asia, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Ramen noodles: The unexpected gold standard in prison currency

Ramen noodles have become the most valuable “currency” among U.S. prisoners – overtaking the more traditional cigarettes, stamps and envelopes […]

By Aidualc | 28 Sep 16 | Comments (0)

Buy a Home Without a Survey at Your Peril

Buying a home, for yourself to live in or as an investment, is an expensive process. As well as the […]

By Davis Miller | | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Does Chinese Civilization Come From Ancient Egypt?

A new study has energized a century-long debate at the heart of China’s national identity. On a cool Sunday evening […]

By Aidualc | 26 Sep 16 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia | Comments (0)

No one wants your old clothes

Textile waste is piling up at catastrophic levels thanks to the fast-fashion industry. Visitors who stepped into fashion retailer H&M’s […]

By Aidualc | 23 Sep 16 | Also posted in Commodities, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Countries with no property taxes where you REALLY own your home

Dateline: Belgrade, Serbia We frequently discuss the idea that governments thrive on taxing the “evil rich”. It’s no secret. Similarly, […]

By Aidualc | 22 Sep 16 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Build a Cabin in a Weekend For $5,000

Welcome, once again, to our Make the Empire Pay Series. Every weekend, I’ll bring to you the best tips available […]

By Aidualc | 21 Sep 16 | Also posted in Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The Next “Lehman Moment”… Coming in 2017?

  By Michael Covel Michael Covel is the author of five books: including the international bestseller, Trend Following: Learn to […]

By Aidualc | 20 Sep 16 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Inflation: An X-Ray View of the Components

By Jill Mislinski, Here is a table showing the annualized change in Headline and Core CPI, not seasonally adjusted, for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in North America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)