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CrossFit Doesn’t Want Your Money

CrossFit Doesn’t Want Your Money Why Greg Glassman chooses to make less money than he could–but is still on track […]

By Oracle | 12 Jul 13 | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Microsoft Investors Win From Shakeup-Eventually

Microsoft’s (MSFT) corporate shake-up will bode well for investors, but only if the company can actually pull off the changes […]

By nirtalnirtal | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

5 Home Improvements That Are Worth the Cost

Existing home sales jumped 4.2 percent in May, the highest level since 2009. This is just the latest sign that […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Sellers Calling the Shots on Home Deals

By Les Christie – Thu, May 30, 2013 5:41 AM EDT In a dramatic about-face for the housing market, sellers are now […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Foreign Buyers Aren’t Playing A Key Role In The US Housing Recovery For 2 Reasons

By Mamta Badkar – Tue, Jul 9, 2013 12:17 AM EDT Foreign buyers jumped into the U.S. housing market after the bubble […]

By DennisGao | | Also posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Real Estate, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Countries Spending the Most on Health Care

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Michael B. Sauter, 247WallSt, Historically, health care spending among developed nations has grown considerably each […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 11 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Fab.com’s Ascent to $1 Billion Valuation Brings Missteps

    Fab.com’s Ascent to $1 Billion Valuation Brings Missteps By Sarah Frier – Jun 24, 2013 Fab.com Inc., valued […]

By Oracle | 10 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Private Equity | Comments (0)

The Rise in Working Mothers, the Crippling of the Working Dad

Men are not the primary bread winners in more and more homes. The effects on them may be devastating emotionally, […]

By MarketAngel | 08 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

How Happiness Changes With Age

I’m just shy of 40 years-old. I spend most Saturday nights at home in yoga pants, rereading favorite novels or […]

By MarketAngel | 05 Jul 13 | Also posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Coming To America: Greater International Investment Could Be Coming To Oil And Gas Midstream Sector

By Mark Druskoff Forbes.com   International investment in the US shale dominated the news several years ago as US companies […]

By nirtalnirtal | 04 Jul 13 | Also posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Private Equity, Real Estate, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)