DRIVEN INTO DEBT – Riches Built on Subprime Auto Loans to the Poor (NY Times) Who’s winning: Active or passive investors? (Financial Post) Beware momentum stocks in sheep’s clothing (Money Observer) Chile, the star pupil of the Chicago school, has turned out to be a dope-smoking shoplifter (FT beyondbrics) India has a strong year – but there’s still plenty to …

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Canada vs. the U.S.: Whose retirement grass is greener? (Financial Post). Related to the UK, see 74% don’t know Isa allowance limits (Money Observer) 10 things you didn’t know about Eurovision (Deutsche Welle) A tale of three sectors (Allianz’s Unconstrained Thinking) Why households stay away from the stock market  in India (The Hindu Business Line) The East India …

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Guest post: 10 consequences of the commodity crash (FT beyondbrics) Should I Stay or Should I Go: Global Diversification Could be 2015’s Winner (Charles Schwab) The Philippines’ Cinderella story (MoneyWeek) A Few Words on Greece (Mark Mobius) Why investors need to change their attitude when they reach retirement (Trustnet) America dumbs down (MaCleans) Also see Americans Don’t Know Much About …

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Storm hits Canadian banks: RBC, BMO, TD downgraded as sector faces worst start in 25 years (Financial Post). Also checkout Canadian Bank Stocks Post Worst Start in 25 Years (Bloomberg) Hugh Young: we can hardly find any value in India (Citywire, UK) Guest post: can India repeat China’s ascent? (FT beyondbrics) Too many choices, high costs and bureaucracy: British …

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The Accidental Debt That Wouldn’t Die  (By Jason Zweig at Moneybeat) Forecasting is Marketing . . .(Barry Ritholtz) Al Gore: oil companies ‘use our atmosphere as an open sewer’ (The Guardian) Gorbachev Interview – ‘I Am Truly and Deeply Concerned’ (Der Spiegel) The Advantages of Roth IRAs (T.RowePrice) World Bank warns of ‘extremely rare’ decline in all 9 …

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