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Kass: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

By Doug Kass, the street.com, This blog post originally appeared on RealMoney Silver on Nov. 1 at 8:55 a.m. EDT […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Nov 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America | Comments (0)

The New Retirement Realities for Generations X and Y

by Stacy Rapacon, Kiplinger, Young adults like us face tough financial realities today. For example, 10% of 2008 college graduates […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought, North America, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

Jeremy Grantham: Night of the living Fed – something unbelievably terrifying

From Prieur du Plessis, Investment Postcards from Cape Town Jeremy Grantham has become a familiar and very popular face on […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 Nov 10 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, North America | Comments (0)

See How Four Asian Cities Monopolized Global Trade In 15 Short Years

By Vincent Fernando, CFA, Business Insider Here’s a fantastic graphic produced by Transport Trackers, the Hong Kong-based research and advisory […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics | Comments (0)

Singapore Shops Sydney

By Kevin Brekke, Editor Casey Research Switzerland The Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) announced today (October 25, 2010) its intent to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Rousseff Elected President in Brazil

Da Silva Protégée Resonated With Voters Seeking to Extend Departing Leader’s Legacy in Latin America’s Biggest Nation By JOHN LYONS […]

By Oracle | 31 Oct 10 | Also posted in Latin America | Comments (0)

What the Internet Knows About You

By Jessica Bennett, Newsweek Imagine you’re an employer, looking to hire me for a job. You subscribe to a Web […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

US Debt: A Recipe for Economic Disaster?

By Rosanne Lim, Minyanville The foundation of the US dollar is already under threat. If it collapses, it will take […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, North America | Comments (0)

Watch Out for Emerging-Market Inflation

by Richard Barley, WSJ While the U.S. Federal Reserve frets about deflation, in some parts of the world inflation may […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Oct 10 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Eric Sprott On Bonfire of the Currencies

By Eric Sprott, From Zero Hedge Bonfire of the Currencies World governments just can’t get enough conflict these days. They’ve […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Oct 10 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)