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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.

7 Places Giving Away Land or Money To Move There

by Andrew Lisa If you’ve joined the remote-work revolution, you might have the opportunity to move wherever you want for the […]

By Aidualc | 11 Jul 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

New Thirteen-Story Mixed-Use Fifth Avenue Building Available ($35MM), Midtown, NYC

25k sf (2k sf ground floor retail, 15k sf office condos on floors 2-9, 8k sf residential on floors 10-13, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jul 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

6 Strict Rules Elon Musk’s Mom Made Him & His Siblings Follow

Isaac Serna-Diez Elon Musk is the richest man on the planet, clocking in at a net worth of $221 billion […]

By Aidualc | 27 Jun 22 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

There’s an amazing new rap sheet on Trump

by Rick Newman A variety of Trump watchers have tracked Donald Trump’s business failures, lawsuits and assorted controversies. Now, Trump’s social media venture has […]

By Aidualc | 26 Jun 22 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jun 22 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The options for space travel are ballooning

by Harriet Baskas Ticket prices for a space ride reservation on Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and Blue Origin currently start at […]

By Aidualc | 23 Jun 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, North America, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Strippers can apparently better forecast the market than your finance bro

by Jane Nam In a tweet that has since gone viral, a netizen who claims to be a stripper declared […]

By Aidualc | 22 Jun 22 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Off-Market Residential Rental Opportunity Zone Development Project Phase II, Westchester NY

Projected capital structure: $70MM ($21MM equity, $49MM debt LTC 70%) 201.5k gsf (222 residential units 146k nsf / 12.1k sf […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Jun 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Off-Market Shovel Ready Mixed Use Residential Rental Development Opportunity Phase I, Westchester NY

Projected capital structure: $64.1MM ($19.1MM equity, $45MM debt LTC 70%) 151.1k bsf (121 residential units 83k nsf / 2-level 17.4k […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jun 22 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Private Equity, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Historic Five-Story Manhattan Townhouse For Sale ($25MM) in Prime Upper East Side Neighborhood

17K sf total, 14K sf above grade, 3K sf below grade, 3,576 sf lot, 35 X 102, Zoning R8B / […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Jul 21 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)