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Pack Instinct (Fertile Grounds For Meatheads)

On Monday, I shared with you a conversation I had with an entrepreneur Mahdi Kazemzadeh, who’s built a business in Iran. Here’s the astonishing thing: despite being Iranian Mahdi isn’t a terrorist. No, really! The mere mention of Iran gets the dog-pack enzymes flowing with an easily influenced Western media-fed crowd. Pack mentality

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Trump And Russia: Just Pointing Out The Obvious

Chairman Trump may well be a child in a man’s body – erratic, lacking in finesse, as articulate as a gangsta rapper, contradictory, and missing the cognitive functions allowing one to think before acting. But.. But… he does seem smart enough to have thought a little about Russia. Thought alone is

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Will This Be The Result Of The Trump-Abe Meeting?

After Pedro and his tortilla munching amigos south of the US border, Trump’s favourite punching bag appears to be China: I questioned the wisdom of this in last week’s World Out of Whack. Contrary to Trump’s claims, China is trying to fight a market which is pressuring the yuan down.

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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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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

So Many Investment Questions: Sushi Or McDonald’s?

There are two things I’ve not done in a while. The first of them is to answer some of the questions that come pouring in. My apologies to all those unanswered – lack of response due to volume, not bad manners. Question No. 1 Hey Chris, Would you mind if I too

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Research
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Chris MacIntosh

When Government Data Can’t Be Trusted

When I sit down to write to you I always want the end product to be great, insightful and valuable. I set out to produce something as sexy, fun, and smooth as Cameron Diaz. But sometimes what I get is something that comes out all craggy and lumpy like Rosie O’Donnell.

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Beach Ratio
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Chris MacIntosh

The Easy, Uncomplicated Way To Get Rich

I talk a lot about the global investment markets here. I’m focused on making profits, and often I’m looking to make multiples, knowing full well that some opportunities won’t work out. I’ll get timing wrong or I’ll miss something entirely and need to hedge, reposition, or exit entirely. That’s life. But

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