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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

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The Art Of Finding A Mountain

I have a question for you today. Two actually. Both come from subscribers. But before we get into them, some thoughts on life goals. Yeah, that’s the topic today (as you’ll see from the questions shortly), but not in the “rah rah, self help, visualize yourself with a Lambo, do

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Chris MacIntosh

Something Different and Determining Success

Today’s missive is a little different. You’ve come to expect from me thoughts (hopefully useful, intelligent, and worthy of your eyeballs) about markets and those things affecting them. But today I thought to share something else, perhaps even something deeper that we all should give some thought to. In the

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Laundromat Lessons: Surprise, Even Kids Can Be Taught About Finance

After showing you what an illiterate enumerate head of state looks like… and how goddam appalling that is, an irate reader was “triggered” and wrote in to suggest I provide answers to problems rather than just profiting from them. “A greedy capitalist,” I believe, was the terminology used. Maybe he

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Tell Me Again Why You Need Money

We’ve closed the door on 2017 and clutching those New Year’s resolutions hatched under the “alfuence of incahol” we strive boldly into 2018. Being a boring old fart I’ve nothing new for the year but rather sticking to old principles. One of those is to steer clear of bad ideas

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Chris MacIntosh

Please Help Find My Nephew Matt

Today I’ve got something very personal to share with you, but first… Scan a few social media feeds and you’ll be forgiven for believing that those around us make more money than Carlos Slim on a good day, holiday regularly at the Ritz, and their kids (if they are fortunate enough to have

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Did Erdogan Just Hand Rutte The Dutch Election?

It was a phenomenal rise. Geert Wilders, a complete nothing a decade ago, came out of the blue to make a challenge for the top spot in Dutch politics. In doing so he scared the willies out of the ruling elite across Europe. In the dying minutes of the game, Wilders failed

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