Year: 2017

“But The Elites Will Just Ban Bitcoin!”

I was thinking about this as I’ve been reading….and re-reading the absolutely brilliant book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, who is one of my new favourite thinkers. In particular, there is a chapter which takes a sword to the notion that empires always crush rebellions

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Chris MacIntosh

Insider Weekly: An Economic Recovery Nobody Notices

Vertigo anyone? This stunning sunset shot was taken by a fellow Insider member (thanks to Ian Gee for sharing) at the infinity pool perched precariously at the top of the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. The entire thing sits on what is the world’s largest cantilevered platform (PS:

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It’s BIN A Rough Week

…and it’s only getting worse. Bin, by the way, means “son of” in Arabic. This is why there are “Bins” here, there, and everywhere scattered across the Middle East. And some of them are having a rough week. In particular: Prince Mansour bin-Muqrin who just died in a helicopter crash

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The Year Was 1989…

These folks were probably worth more than Justin Bieber. And this guy was still alive… and even though dressed like a peacock, amazingly popular. 1989 was also the year the Japanese stock market topped out. Background Most economic crises are the result of an economic boom which leads to investors

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Chris MacIntosh

Insider Weekly: No Love For Japanese Equities

Welcome back! Sunset over the Mediterranean courtesy of Kuppy. In This Week’s Musings and Observations: This week I’m keeping it short as I’ve already hit you with War and Peace (Volatility trade) Japanese equity ownership now stands at 10% EV vehicles and DRC Don’t forget nickel Aussie miners on fire! Bitcoin futures The

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Chris MacIntosh

A Big, Fat Volatility Trade

In this alert we’re tackling three potentially catastrophic scenarios that could leave the average investor curled up in the fetal position and in need of counselling. We’re thinking through how best to be positioned should any of them occur. The answer may surprise you as it’s a position we’re more

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Jamie Dimon Should Learn About Lemons

A tale of two James’. What does this guy: …have in common with this guy: Two things: Same first name, and similar opportunities. Let me explain. Captain James was probably just another ruffian salty with poor hygiene and bad teeth. But you know what the catalyst to his fame was?

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What Would You Do?

Kyrgyzstan: Does this place become Venezuela or Hong Kong? Or something in between? My buddy Kuppy was just there on his way through to look for opportunities in Greece. What he found was pretty interesting… not least because to a certain extent the question above matters less than you might imagine.

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