Month: March 2016

Centralization vs. Decentralization
Podcast
Chris MacIntosh

Centralization vs. Decentralization

While the 20th century unequivocally belonged to the centralization of resources and capital, both human and monetary, we are now undergoing a shift of seismic proportions in the 21st century. And understanding this is so utterly crucial to your personal wealth. The issue of decentralization is one of the most important

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The Origins of the GFC
Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Here it Comes… Again!

The origins of the GFC are more or less understood… The American consumer, tipsy at first, increasingly drunk and finally blind drunk, began throwing up. The drink: debt. Enormous amounts of debt, secured against ever rising home values, used to finance increased consumption (with historically low interest rates engineered by central

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Understanding risk and reward
Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

Every Investor Needs to Consider These 3 Critical Things

There are three crucial things to analyze and evaluate as an investor before investing even a penny. Most investors don’t do this and instead fail to understand risk and reward correctly, making poor decision after poor decision because the key to understanding risk and reward lies in the third point.

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Seeking Opportunities In Turbulent Markets With Grant Williams
Podcast
Chris MacIntosh

Seeking Opportunities In Turbulent Markets

I recently recorded a conversation with one of the most genuine, successful and intelligent human beings I have the pleasure of knowing. Grant Williams is a seasoned investment veteran having spent over 30 years in the markets – from New York to Tokyo and many places in between. Together with Raoul

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Shackles
Global Trends
Chris MacIntosh

Throwing Off The Industrial Age Shackles

It was my daughter’s 10th birthday on the weekend and, aside from a raft of giggling girls high on sugar, there was a standout gift from Mum and Dad that featured. A pair of soccer boots? Yeah, I know. She’s a girl and soccer is a boys’ sport, but this

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3d Printing
Global Trends
Chris MacIntosh

Changing Life As We Know It

“Watch out buddy. I’ll print another one of you.” My son was being a little snot. The thing with your own kids is that they’re like your wife: they absolutely know how to push your buttons and make your blood boil. Between you and me, there are times when I

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