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Looking at the Malaysian Economy 24 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
Since I am living in Malaysia now, I pay attention to Malaysia’s economy. There are many reasons to be positive but the large consumer and government debt in Malaysia is a serious concern. They do hav...
Commerce Takes More People Out of Poverty Than Aid 21 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
Bono (who is fairly well known as the lead singer for U2): “Commerce — entrepreneurial capitalism — takes more people out of poverty than aid, of course, we know that.” That is my belief and somethin...
The Growing Market for International Travel for Medical Care 14 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
Medical “tourism” is a potentially huge market. The size of the market is greatly aided by the extremely expensive and broken USA health care system. Even while the standard rich country provides the ...
How to Balance the Benefits of Foreign Workers and the Potential Damage to Citizen’s Job Prospects 24 Jul 2013 | 11:41 am
There have been quite a few complaints about companies hiring foreign nationals to work in the USA to save money (and costing citizens jobs or reducing their pay). The way the laws are now, companies ...
A Risk You Probably Don’t Consider: Solar Storms 14 Jul 2013 | 07:32 am
The extremely large investment risks due to global climate change are in the minds of sensible investors. One risk people often fail to consider is the damage that can be done to our electronics and o...
The Risks of Too Big to Fail Financial Institutions Have Only Gotten Worse 26 Jun 2013 | 08:35 pm
Printing money (and the newer fancier ways to introduce liquidity/capital) work until people realize the money is worthless. Then you have massive stagflation that is nearly impossible to get out from...
Investment Options Are Much Less Comforting Than Normal These Days 18 Jun 2013 | 06:12 pm
I think the current investing climate worldwide continues to be very uncertain. Historically I believe in the long term success of investing in successful businesses and real estate in economically vi...
Solar Direct Investing Bonds 12 Jun 2013 | 08:47 pm
Mosaic offers a new investment option to easily invest in solar energy projects. Mosaic connects investors seeking steady, reliable returns to high quality solar projects. To date, over $2.1 million h...
Eurozone Unemployment at 12.2% and for Those Under 25 is 24.4% 3 Jun 2013 | 08:05 pm
Eurozone unemployment hits new high with quarter of under-25s jobless The problem was most extreme in Greece where almost two-thirds of those under-25 are unemployed. The rate was 62.5% in February, t...
Career Flexibility 27 May 2013 | 08:27 pm
I think we could use some innovation in our model of a career. I have thought retirement being largely binary was lame since I figured out that is mainly how it worked. You work 40 hours a week (1,800...
