Capitalist Exploits

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Chris MacIntosh

Chris has founded and built several multi-million dollar businesses in the investment arena including overseeing the deployment of over $30m into Venture Capital opportunities and advising family offices internationally. Prior to this, Chris built a career at Invesco Asset Management, Lehman Brothers, JPMChase, & Robert Flemings.

News and Articles from Chris MacIntosh

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As Gold Nudges Higher – What Michael Burry Predicted

When Michael Burry saw the impending housing crisis looming large, he went out and bought credit default swaps on subprime mortgages. What did he know that the broad market didn’t? He knew the structure of the housing market better than most because he did the homework. He dug through the numbers and looked at the… Read More

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Seems Today’s Oil Stocks Were Yesterday’s Tobacco Stocks

From 1954 to 1999 this guy was on the cover of every magazine. He was also regularly featured in those ads you’d see just before a film kicked off at the cinema. And just in case you never read magazines or watched movies, he was on giant billboards, distracting you from looking at pretty girls… Read More

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Dad, We Need To Talk

Not a week goes by when I don’t get a request to post an article on this site. You’ll notice that I never do so. Not because I’m an asshole, but because it’s too time consuming for me to vet who folks are, what they’re selling, and so forth. You’ll also notice that I do… Read More

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The Real Reason For A Refugee Crisis In Europe

Wikipedia describes a Ponzi scheme as: “A fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. It is an investment system where the investment profits are paid with the money from other investors, and those who experience profit believe the profits come from non-investors such as… Read More

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Hold My Beer – Let’s Watch SoftBank Venture Capital Plunge

Imagine this. You’re holding what has become the world’s biggest basket of profitless, often fraudulent (I’m looking at you, BABA), and insanely overvalued, illiquid securities. You’re one man at the helm of a ¥11.6tn empire with sole discretion as to how you operate. Sure, you’ve got shareholders. But the way you’ve structured the business, the… Read More

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