Author: Dian Chu

By EconMatters PIMCO who specializes in Bonds, having the largest bond fund in the world could not have been more wrong about an asset class, which is surprising considering their experience in this sector. Bill Gross`s official...

By EconMatters According to the latest BLS national wage estimate through May 2010, the mean annual salary for lawyers was around  $129,440, which partly accounts for the fact that the U.S. has one of the highest number of...

By EconMatters The first map is a disturbing illustration of food and inflation riots around the globe in 2011 (updated through Feb. 19) I came across on Google. The second map is actually an infographic from The Economist...

By Energy Burirto  (Guest Post) This week is shaping up be more crucial than most for crude oil, as we see some important developments in key price drivers of Black Gold, Texas Tea. So here are some details which have already...

By Chris Vermeulen (Guest Post) The past month investors have been hit hard from the falling stock market. Those who owned gold and bonds have been rewarded. During times of economic fear which leads to selling of stock shares...

By Frank Holmes  (Guest Post) StrengthsDespite global economic tensions and overall negative market performance this past week, the Global Resources Fund was able to weather market volatility very well relative to its benchmark...

By Frank Holmes (Guest Post) About a year ago, I wrote about The Shocking Cost of Regulation and the unintended consequences new rules can have on our business system without proper cost-benefit analysis being done. A year...