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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.

How To Be Wrong As An Investor

“I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong. I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.” – George Soros […]

By Aidualc | 30 May 16 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

Here’s where immigrants are moving to in America

The US Census Bureau recently released new estimates of population change in all 3,142 US counties and county equivalents between […]

By Aidualc | 27 May 16 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

CHINA REAL ESTATE PLATFORM JUWAI COULD BE HEADED FOR 2016 IPO

China-based cross-border real estate investment platform Juwai.com could be headed for an initial public offering this year, as the online […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Most Important Investors Of All Time

By Michael Batnick, I analyzed the birth dates of the most important investors of all time. Ten observations were made.This […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 May 16 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

4 Ways Technology Has Changed the Financial Services Sector

(Guest Article from Conjur) The emergence of new technologies has most certainly had an effect on business. For many industries, […]

By Aidualc | 25 May 16 | Also posted in The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Welcome to Japan — Where homes are thrown away after one generation

Philip Brasor and his wife Masako Tsubuku spent years looking for a house to buy in Japan, and after a […]

By Aidualc | 23 May 16 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Don’t let your house sale go stale

Have you heard of the doughnut theory? It’s one to keep top of mind when picking a knowledgeable local estate […]

By Davis Miller | 20 May 16 | Also posted in North America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Turkey Is Playing a Dangerous Game With ISIS as It Seeks Islamic Glory

If you want to be a dictator, the first thing you do is control the press in the country you’re […]

By Aidualc | 18 May 16 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The National Debt Tops $19 Trillion – 106% Of GDP

by Gary Halbert of Halbert Wealth Management IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Another Strong Jobs Report, But Not All Good News […]

By MarketAngel | 16 May 16 | Comments (0)

How Demographics Rule the Global Economy

By Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal, The developed world’s workforce will start to decline next year, threatening future global growth […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 May 16 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)