Year: 2011

Angel Investing – Higher Returns, Greater Control

The late 20th century was good to most Western investors. On the back of accumulated capital, a free-market based system (sort of), and a largely non-interventionist government (again, sort of…), boomers built businesses and consumed goods at an unprecedented rate. This allowed stock markets to enjoy a historical bull run.

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Two Types of People and Two Ways to View a Pie

I don’t usually believe labels are worthwhile. Labeling people is an unproductive endeavour. All too often you come up short, and in the end it is just this type of thinking that is at the root of conflict the world over. He’s a Christian, she’s a communist, they’re racists, I’m

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Why I Would NEVER invest in Early-stage Infrastructure Projects

I’ve been troubled by China and how to best invest for some time now. I relocated to the Asia-Pacific region 8 years ago in order to take advantage of what I saw as a tectonic shift of wealth that was underway. There is an enormous amount of infrastructure build-out taking

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How to safely play the Tunisian crisis

On the 14th of January, 2011 President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia amidst violent protests. This scene has played out across the world more times than I care to mention, and I would like to point out a couple of things. Firstly, it is and always will be

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