Tag: Capitalism

Politics
Chris MacIntosh

A Rebuttal to Klaus Schwab’s Article on the Covid-19 Crisis

Thought for the day: Totalitarians never view themselves as totalitarian. Utopians believe fervently that what they are forcing upon others is for their own good. Such is the content of this article. If you’ve not heard of the World Economic Forum, I’d urge you to pay extremely close attention because

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Emerging Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Macroworld: Realities And Perceptions

In this weekly wrap up, we look at the capitalist/socialist cycle, Revisit our predictions of an EM crisis, Elon Musk’s weed smoking ways and Tesla’s ongoing issues, and the basket case that is South Africa.

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Warren Buffett
Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Not Your Kind Grandpa

I was about to hit publish on an intriguing investment opportunity I wanted to share with you. But just before hitting the send button, my buddy asked me to come have a beer with him in Omaha. His invite came with THE best viewpoint of the legendary investor Warren Buffett that I’ve ever read,

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Conscious Resistance – An Interview with Paul Rosenberg

I have yet to meet Paul Rosenberg, but I’ve followed his work for years. He’s a brilliant thinker, and from what I can gather via my communications with him, just a damn nice guy! Paul knows a lot about a lot of things. An adventure capitalist with a broad range

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Pay Attention to Your Customer Needs

By: Gordon McWilliam Several months ago my wife and I were looking to purchase a new car. We were having a difficult time figuring out what to buy, as there was nothing we lusted after as had been the case in previous years. As a result, we visited a number

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3 Key Ways to Expand Your Business

Today we’re hearing from our friend Chris Steely at GPS Business Group.  Chris Tell and I are making our way back from our Meet Up in Sri Lanka. We’ll have more on that next week… GPS Business Group was established in 2005 as a comprehensive business training and leadership effectiveness

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McDonald’s Could do a Better Job!

In 1945, after WWII ended the United Nations was formed. Its mandated purpose was to: “promote and facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and achievement of lasting world peace.” Now those are noble goals, to be

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Cambodia’s Challenge: Accessing Capital Markets

Years ago I first came across something taken completely for granted in many Asian countries…namely the practice of keeping two sets of books. Mind you this variety of accounting occurs globally, with the vast majority of the world’s companies being family run affairs, the books for the business are easily

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