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Forget Denmark: The United States Should Emulate Canada

America’s neighbor to the north has an admirable—and achievable—set of policies for helping those who are down on their luck. […]

By MarketAngel | 06 Dec 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The nifty nine

From FT YouTube Channel Link:  The nifty nine   F.A.N.G. – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google Nifty Nine A narrow group […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 30 Nov 15 | Also posted in Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Major Changes Seen in Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings

By Jon Ogg, 247WallSt, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have released their official equity holdings of Berkshire […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Nov 15 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Big Four Economic Indicators: October Real Retail Sales

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Nov 15 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Gundlach – The Scariest Indicator in the World

by Robert Huebscher, Advisor Perspectives, Those Federal Reserve governors who intend to vote for an increase in rates at their […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Nov 15 | Also posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Hong Kong and London Lead List of World’s Biggest Housing Bubbles

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, UBS’ index picks out London and Hong Kong as the markets most at risk Surfing twin […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Nov 15 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Everyone you know will be able to rate you on ‘Yelp for people’ – whether you want them to or not

You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online. So the most surprising thing […]

By Aidualc | 09 Nov 15 | Also posted in Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Private Equity, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Study projects Asians will become largest US immigrant group

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past […]

By Aidualc | 06 Nov 15 | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Government Is Selling Thousands of Homes to Hedge Funds Without Their Owners’ Knowledge

  Julius Uwansc was in trouble with his mortgage after refinancing in 2009, just after the real estate bubble popped. […]

By Aidualc | 05 Nov 15 | Also posted in Hedge Fund, Real Estate | Comments (0)

World Markets Weekend Update: Three Up, Five Down

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, Three of eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains over the past week, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 02 Nov 15 | Also posted in Asia, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, Stocks, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)