Tag: crisis

Current Affairs/Politics
Chris MacIntosh

LTCM, The GFC and Covid-19. THIS Connects all Three

“It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)” LTCM You may not remember it but for finance geeks we either remember, or have heard of the debacle that was the giant bond trading hedge fund Long Term Capital

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Financial Markets
Chris MacIntosh

To Buy Or Not To Buy A Crisis?

Jeezuz, it feels like it’s been ages. My apologies for the lack of articles of late. I’ve been spending a bit of time lately hurtling through the air in pressurised tin cans breathing recycled fart. Speaking of which, last week we had a little round of drinks on a rooftop

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Betting on an Inevitable and Overlooked Crisis

It seems as if all the present focus in financial markets is on Europe and “solving” their debt crisis. Debt is by far the biggest problem facing the developed world. What is interesting is that there lurks a far greater crisis on the horizon in my opinion, one that dwarfs

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The Next Bubble to Burst – Student Loans

Scott is entering his senior year at a university in Boston, majoring in Business Administration and Finance. He is looking to enter the hedge fund industry after graduating. I first met, and was impressed by Scott due to a proactive, value driven approach he has adopted to secure employment after graduating

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How to safely play the Tunisian crisis

On the 14th of January, 2011 President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia amidst violent protests. This scene has played out across the world more times than I care to mention, and I would like to point out a couple of things. Firstly, it is and always will be

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