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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 world has discovered a $1 trillion ocean

As chairman of investments at Guggenheim Partners, Scott Minerd thought he had a realistic view on how big an economic […]

The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States

Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last September, […]

Marijuana legalization is already making Mexican drug cartels poorer

  Updated by German Lopez We’re still not sure of the full impact of marijuana legalization, in terms of pot use and abuse, in […]

Advocates push for the U.S. Postal Service to offer basic banking

Until the late 1960s, you could walk into a post office and deposit money in a savings account at the […]

The Rise and Fall of Shaolin’s CEO Monk

Shi Yongxin built the Shaolin Temple into a global business. Now, karma’s catching up  Christopher Beam His Holiness the Venerable […]

For Donald Trump, Lessons From a Brother’s Suffering

One evening in the 1960s, Donald J. Trump, still in college but eager to make it big, met his older brother, […]

Start-ups bank on the customization of you

Gone are the days of wearing a plain Gap T-shirt and khaki outfit — the look that swept the 90’s and embodied […]

China’s Trilemma—and a Possible Solution

By Ben Bernanke, Brookings Institute, China’s central banker, Zhou Xiaochuan of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and other top […]

The A-Z of being a landlord

What does it take to run a buy-to-let investment? Click here to discover an A-Z of terms a landlord needs […]

In pricey cities, co-living offers cheaper rent, friends and space

Earlier this year, when Cole Kennedy, 23, moved back to New York City to work at a startup, he bypassed […]