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What does it take to be wealthy? $5 million

  Affluent investors say they need at least $5 million to feel wealthy, according to a UBS survey. NEW YORK […]

By Oracle | 27 Jul 13 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Do Western Central Banks Have Any Gold Left??? Part III

By: Eric Sprott, From Sprott Global site, Recent dramatic declines in gold prices and strong redemptions from physical ETFs (such […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Russia breaks into top 5 world economies, displacing Germany

Russia has overtaken Germany as the fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, according to the latest World […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Top Business And Finance Degrees For 2013

Business has long been one of the most declared majors among college students. It’s a degree that is general and […]

By M Guliyev | 23 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Why the ‘Big Mac’s’ Rising Prices Are More Alarming Than Its Fat Content

By James Cornehlsen, From Dunn Warren Investment Advisors site, In a time when price hikes are commonplace, I took a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The #1 Thing Worrying Hedge Fund Managers Right Now

By Matthew Boesler, From SF Gate, BofA Merrill Lynch just released the results of its July Fund Manager Survey, which […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Hedge Fund, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Gorilla Flipping Homes as Rebound Revives Rapid Trades

Gorilla Flipping Homes as Rebound Revives Rapid Trades By Heather Perlberg – Jul 19, 2013 John Helmick loves to buy […]

By Oracle | 20 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Coming Up with the Cash, Condo and Cows for that China Wedding

There’s no word of this causing any mass incidents yet, but a map illustrating how China’s rising real estate prices […]

By MarketAngel | 19 Jul 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

Taking Seniority: Looking to Bank Loans in Uncertain Markets

By Elizabeth (Beth) MacLean , From Pimco website, ​ Bank loans are senior secured loans to non-investment-grade corporations. They are […]

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

Tocqueville Gold Strategy Investor Letter Second Quarter 2013

By John Hathaway, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P In light of the dramatic developments of the past six months, this letter […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jul 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)