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January 02, 2023 | Know about the Chinese super-company Alibaba, and find out why so many famous value investors closely follow the 'Amazon of China.'

December 29, 2022 | The financial systems in these developed, Western countries are comparatively secure — most people have access to well-regulated and insured bank accounts, and the currencies are the most stable on earth (even with recent bouts of inflation).

December 28, 2022 | Marks explains that the investment world may be experiencing the third major "sea change" of the last 50 years. In recent years, especially amidst the spike in inflation and the Federal Reserve's response, the market conditions that prevailed during the post-GFC (Global Financial Crisis) period and for much of the last four decades are seemingly reversing.

December 27, 2022 | Despite the traumatic year most of us have experienced in our portfolios, some African countries are raking in new investments.

December 26, 2022 | One of my (Matthew) favorite movies is the holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," the 1946 film where an angel comes to help a frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

December 22, 2022 | Amid giving season, it's a great time to dissect Scott's philanthropic efforts. Plus, the novelist, activist, and ex-husband of Jeff Bezos just launched a site to track how she donates her money, and why.