Author: Chris MacIntosh

So how’s that “paperless society” going?

I have a kindle. Thought it was a bit odd when I first used it…like single ply toilet paper, it works, but you know there’s better. Speaking of better. You know what’s better?  Well triple ply of course…and paper books. No not paper books for that, that’s gross…for reading. Paper

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General Investing
Chris MacIntosh

What Does Your Investment Portfolio Diet Look Like?

If eliminating carbs and sugars from your diet would help you shed that spare tyre, in oh…say two weeks, you’d be motivated to commit to saying nein to that pizza and cheesecake, right?  Wrong.  After five years, as many as 95% of dieters will be back to where they started,

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General Investing
Chris MacIntosh

Macro Hedge Funds: Creating The Right Mix of Assets

I have a friend. He’s a gold bug. He’s also…how do I say this? Eccentric! I went around to his house recently and he showed me this gold bar. He’s using it as a door stop. I mean it looks like what it is. A bloody gold brick. It’s a

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German Energy Policy – A Page Out Of Crazy!

Germans are awesome but Gawd their government is f’ing dumb. Here they are implementing their new energy policies. In the article “verdammt-dumm-germany-takes-stupid-to-a-new-level” last year when discussing Merkel we predicted that…. “she managed to form a coalition government that’ll now (because it’s left of left) pursue certain policies which are …

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Greta Thunberg Sailing Towards Public Criticism

Move over Tom Cruise, Scientology is no longer “the bomb”. Instead, we’ve a new religion in town. So grab your vegan dinner, and book your yachts, because this one has all the basic human traits that make religions successful. Professor of Psychology, Steven Reiss, over at the Ohio State University,

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The Ultimate Cognitive Dissonance Trap was Just laid

From wikipedia Cognitive dissonance – In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. This discomfort is triggered by a situation in which a person’s belief clashes with new evidence perceived by

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General Investing
Chris MacIntosh

Social Inequality – Eat The Rich. THIS is How We Get There

A popular story told is that inequality is a bad thing and brings social discontent. That’s the wrong way to look at it. Inequality itself isn’t the problem. In fact I’d say it’s necessary for society to progress. Let me explain. When we see our fellow man working hard and

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