Month: April 2014

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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Friday Q&A: Brad Thomas – Professional Trader

We’ve got quite a few questions to cover this week. Enjoy, and don’t forget to send your questions to Brad here. Question: Can you suggest a good platform for trading? I’ve been using Schwab but curious what you think is best. I’m not a newbie so I don’t need full

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Unearthing Value in the Coal Fields of Indonesia

Since I last spoke with Ranjeet, CEO of Challenger Deep Resources (CDE-TSXV) a few weeks ago, a significant development has occurred; CDE has entered into a binding LOI with an Australian entity to acquire its Indonesian subsidiary for $2,000,000 and leave Challenger with a royalty for life of mine coal

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Friday Q&A: Brad Thomas – Professional Trader

We live in a surreal world dominated by central bank interference, liquidity driven markets and simultaneous collapsing credit conditions (China) and record bond purchasing (US). As if this wasn’t enough, we have the crisis in Ukraine forcing liquidity out of Europe. Over in Japan we’re experiencing a body slam to

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These 7 Traits Make For Great Entrepreneurs

There is a scene in the movie “Madagascar”… Skipper: “We’ll fix it.” Alex: “How are you gonna fix this?” Skipper: “Grit, spit and a whole lot of duct tape.” This attitude epitomizes one of the traits we look for in founders. Great businesses are not dumb luck, they’re usually the

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Friday Q&A: Brad Thomas – Professional Trader

We are pleased to announce that a new and much-anticipated feature of Capitalist Exploits is now here. Every Friday our “head” Trader, Brad Thomas will be answering readers questions. Questions about the markets, how to trade them, how to manage risk, the macro, the micro and much in between. If

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But It Says So on Facebook!

Funny story. I spoke with a fellow angel investor recently who is now a successful investor but wasn’t always. We were regaling past successes and failures. He told me a story of a terrible deal, which as he recounted the story involved a “Doctor”. The company in question was a

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Why Bitcoin is Important

“Bitcoin is the anti currency”; “Bitcoin, the currency of the future”; the “currency of the resistance”; “Bitcoin is a Fad”; “Bitcoin is a fraud”; “Bitcoin is a currency for drug dealers,  kiddy fiddlers and terrorists.” These are some of the opinions I’ve heard thrown around when discussing Bitcoin. I have

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