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The Next Big Breakout Economies

By Sharon Kahn , From Chazen Global Insights, When most of us think of “breakout nations,” the BRIC juggernauts come […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 May 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Singapore Will Replace Switzerland as Wealth Capital

By: Robert Frank, From CNBC, Thanks in part to its generous tax regime, Singapore has been a millionaire haven for […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Apr 13 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The United Kingdom Moves Away from the European Project

By Adriano Bosoni, Stratfor, British Prime Minister David Cameron will deliver a speech in London on Jan. 23, during which […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Apr 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Should central banks now sell gold?

  Central banks in debt-strapped countries have a golden opportunity ahead of them, if you will excuse the pun, to […]

By zoltanakb | 13 Apr 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Vanguard: Fundamentals Useless for Predicting Stock Returns

Fundamentals — corporate earnings, profit margins and gross domestic productFundamentals (GDP) growth — are supposed to be the ultimate guide […]

By Aidualc | 11 Apr 13 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America | Comments (0)

Wood – The fuel of the future? Environmental lunacy in Europe

From the Economist, WHICH source of renewable energy is most important to the European Union? Solar power, perhaps? (Europe has […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Apr 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Great Disconnect

By: Kemal Derviş, Brookings Institute, Since the second half of 2012, financial markets have recovered strongly worldwide. Indeed, in the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Mar 13 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Global Central Bank Gold Rush and Why Bundesbank Strikes First!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Oxstones Investment Club, In an important surprise move reported a few weeks ago, Germany’s central […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Feb 13 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

James Rickards: Global Monetary System Headed for Collapse

The world currency system is riding down the road to catastrophe, says James Rickards, senior managing director of Tangent Capital […]

By Aidualc | 25 Feb 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Patience is a Virtue in Investing

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club, The January barometer bodes well for the stock […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Feb 13 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, North America, Oxstone Investment Commentary, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)