Year: 2012

Smashed ‘em Bro!

There is a late night sports show in Australia and New Zealand which I’ve watched only once or twice. It’s called “Crowd Goes Wild.” They have this segment they run where they usually show a rather spectacular rugby collision or tackle. It’s very aptly termed, “smashed em bro.” The equities

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Multiplying Your Money Like “THEY” Do!

Mark talked some time ago about taking companies public and detailed some of the bottom feeders that operate in this space. If you haven’t read the post it may both enlighten, and scare you. It’s why we always say – management, management, management… Earlier this week when discussing a company’s

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Key Steps to A Business’ Healthy Cycle

We’ve invested in many early stage businesses at the angel level, and many more private placements – both brokered and non-brokered. It’s easily the most high octane, lucrative area we’ve ever been involved in. We’ve made, lost and made money over the years, and have learned and relearned some lessons.

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Mongolia Growth Group – Cash Flow Positive

It’s been a while since we’ve updated our readers as to what Harris Kupperman, CEO of Mongolia Growth Group, has been up to. If you are a new reader to our site then we humbly suggest you go and read “A Mongolian Capitalist – Part I”, and “A Mongolian Capitalist

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Japan – Like Zimbabwe?

I’m a big fan of buying bombed out sectors, but only where a catalyst to change the environment for the better is evident. Zimbabwe qualified a couple years ago, and still does. Japanese equities certainly qualify today as well. When I look at Japanese equities, the case can certainly be made

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Trading Lessons from a Reformed Idiot

Have you ever done something so stupid that you really never wanted to discuss it again… ever… ever, ever, ever? I’ve previously discussed some random lessons learnt so far. Today I have a shameful story to share with you, and its roots are in a dark, dank and rotten place…

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Investing in Education

Investing involves more than simply allocating money towards a particular venture. It also involves what we do with our time, which is arguably our greatest resource. In today’s world Mark and I see a fair amount of futility involved in going to University immediately out of secondary school, and even

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Please Daddy Can I Play Too?

Myanmar is moving swiftly ahead, opening the country up to foreign investment. Recent draft legislation reveals a new investment law enabling “foreign devils” to own 100% of a business. Foreigners will no longer require a local partner in order to set up a business in the country, and those same foreign

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