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Cash flies commercial and other secrets of moving money

Even in an age of electronic money and digital-payment apps, there is still big demand for cold, hard cash.  The […]

By Aidualc | 06 Sep 16 | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Investing With Impact in Emerging-Market Equities

By Henry D’Auria, Ted Mann, AllianceBernstein, Emerging markets are beginning to attract attention after five tough years. Beyond the return […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Sep 16 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Latin America | Comments (0)

Global Asset Classes: 10-Year Expected Returns​

https://www.researchaffiliates.com/en_us/asset-allocation.html As of 07/31/2016. Source: These expected returns are calculated by Research Affiliates LLC using data provided by MSCI Inc., […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

How China became the world’s e-commerce king

For anyone with an Amazon Prime account, the idea that online shopping could get any easier might seem like an […]

By Aidualc | 31 Aug 16 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Stocks, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Why Is the Stock Market So High? Ask the Bond Market

By JEFF SOMMER = CreditMinh Uong/The New York Times The American stock market has reached new highs this summer for some […]

By Aidualc | 24 Aug 16 | Also posted in Food for Thought | Comments (0)

What are the best resources to learn about fintech?

Fintech is changing quickly, resources keeping up ZACK MILLER Fintech is growing quickly. As new technologies, business models, and startups […]

By Aidualc | 22 Aug 16 | Also posted in Private Equity, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

What “Disruption” Really Means? (Presentation)

By Bharat Ayyar Click on Web Link: – What “Disruption Really Means? (Presentation)

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Aug 16 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Gold Market Manipulation Has Created Rarest of Opportunities

By: Gary_Savage The banksters, by manipulating the price of gold and artificially creating a bear market, have created what will likely […]

By Aidualc | 12 Aug 16 | Also posted in Commodities, Food for Thought, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Gold Fever and the Counterfeit Coins after the Brexit

2016 has been an outstanding year for gold and other precious metals. Since the beginning of the year, the yellow […]

By James Patrick | 29 Jul 16 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The future of roboadvisory, as seen by a top fintech investment bank

It happens in every industry technology enters — in big markets like finance, the opportunities are so vast that new […]

By Aidualc | 28 Jul 16 | Also posted in Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)