Month: January 2017

Mexico On Sale (And How Best To Play It)

Ok, this is getting a bit ridiculous. Ever since Americans picked the bully over the crook, and the Mexican Peso began acting like a penny stock just after the promoters begin dumping stock, I’ve been literally inundated with questions about Mexico. It seems I’ve got a lot of American readers

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World Out Of Whack: One Of These Is Likely To Break

Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday we take time out of our day to laugh, poke fun at and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all its glorious insanity.

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The 5-Step “Evolution” Of A Family Office

Warning: This story is entirely fictional except for all the parts which are not. It is the story of a 5-step process of the “evolution” of a family office. I felt compelled to pen this missive since it’s representative of so many family offices out there and maybe in doing so one

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World Out Of Whack: Pressures Mount On Aussie Banks

Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday we take time out of our day to laugh, poke fun at and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all its glorious insanity.

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Cruelty With Purpose

Welcome to 2017! I don’t know about you but when I went to bed on New Year’s eve and woke the next morning it all looked eerily familiar. In any event, I’m told that holidays are a good time to relax, which could be true. I’ve never tried it. Instead,

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Chris MacIntosh

World Out Of Whack: Indexing Lunacy

Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday we take time out of our day to laugh, poke fun at and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all its glorious insanity.

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