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Fed Pledge Let’s You Know The Fix Is In

by Peter Schiff,, Forbes, Last week’s wild actions on Wall Street should serve as a stark reminder that few investors […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Aug 11 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Getting a Good Deal on Investment Property

nvestment returns in real estateare really comprised of two pieces: operating positive cash flows and long-term appreciation. However, in today’s […]

By DennisGao | 16 Aug 11 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Low Oil Prices Not Here To Stay, Says Barclays

By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, Enjoy the drop in oil prices, because it’s not going to last.  In a 114 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Being Like Soros in Buying Farmland Reaps Annual Gains of 16%

By Seth Lubove, Bloomberg, Perry Vieth baled hay on a neighbor’s farm in Wisconsin for two summers during high school […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Commodities, Hedge Fund, Latin America, Real Estate | Comments (0)

3 Reasons To Own International Paper

by Will Ashworth,   CNBC’s Jim Cramer recommended International Paper (NYSE:IP) on August 9, suggesting the company’s exposure to emerging markets, along with […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, Investment Wisdom, Stocks | Comments (0)

Global stocks lose steam on weak German growth

Global stocks lose steam on weak German growth and dashed eurobond hopes to tackle debt crisis Colleen Barry, AP Business […]

By M Guliyev | | Also posted in Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The 10 Housing Markets That Will Collapse This Year

The real estate market is already in the deepest depression in modern U.S. history. If you think it can’t get […]

By DennisGao | 14 Aug 11 | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Are Hedge Funds ‘Too Big to Fail’?

By Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, Who’s afraid of hedge funds? A year after Dodd-Frank was signed into law, regulators still have […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Aug 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Buffett Not Swayed by Turbulent Market

ByDon Dion, The Street, The past week’s gut-wrenching volatile market action has stoked fears into the hearts of even the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Aug 11 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom | Comments (0)

US homes got fewer foreclosure warnings in July

Alex Veiga, AP Real Estate Writer, On Thursday August 11, 2011, 12:08 am EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer U.S. […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Real Estate | Comments (0)