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Saudi Arabia The arrival of cinema (after a 35-year ban), comedy shows, women driving. What the hell is happening? At this rate, within a few months Saudi woman will be tottering around in lululemon and

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

Today you’re in for a treat. Jamie Keech, who joined our merry band of men here some months back, is uniquely positioned to bring much, much more to the table than I ever could when it comes to the

Hi there, Before we get started. Soooo… if you’re looking for seed capital let me know. I’ll put you in touch. Silent Wednesday? I’ve a friend who never works Wednesdays. It’s

I bumped into a friendly bloke at my local gym last week. Jim is his name. Jim tells me he just started because, and I quote, “my doctor says I’m going to die unless I do something”.

Have you ever asked yourself what happens when you place a trade? I hadn’t given it much thought until about 10 years ago when something happened which opened my eyes to a single company that holds

Who would have guessed that US Patent No. 3,906,166, granted in 1975 to Martin Cooper of Motorola would completely change the world? My kids tell me that was a long time ago, which I suppose it was….

Karl Duncker, that’s who came up with it. The Candle Problem, that is. If you haven’t heard of the candle problem, here’s the skinny. In 1945, just as Hitler was murdering himself

First up, this beauty received by one of the crew here at HMS Capitalist Exploits: Marketing an ICO… Killer! The Tesla ICO Speaking of ICOs, last week something amazing, breathtaking, and revolutionary

Everyone’s heard of “The Big Short”. We’ve Hollywood to thank for that, and thank them I will. After all, who didn’t love Margot Robbie explaining how it all worked? Even

I was thinking about this as I’ve been reading….and re-reading the absolutely brilliant book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari, who is one of my new favourite

…and it’s only getting worse. Bin, by the way, means “son of” in Arabic. This is why there are “Bins” here, there, and everywhere scattered across the Middle East. And

These folks were probably worth more than Justin Bieber. And this guy was still alive… and even though dressed like a peacock, amazingly popular. 1989 was also the year the Japanese stock market

When I set out over a year ago to just once a week highlight one element of absurdity (because it is absurdity which often leads to asymmetry and thus profits) on this ball of dirt we call home, it was

Take a look at the volume of stocks listed vs. indexes listed going all the way back to the days of bellbottoms, loud hair, and orange wallpaper. Since 1995, the supply of stocks, particularly in the US,

A tale of two James’. What does this guy: Captain James Cook …have in common with this guy: Two things: Same first name, and similar opportunities. Let me explain. Captain James was probably

Kyrgyzstan: Does this place become Venezuela or Hong Kong? Or something in between? My buddy Kuppy was just there on his way through to look for opportunities in Greece. What he found was pretty

Warning: I’m going to jump all over the show today. Live with it. When your umbilical cord was severed, and you’d only just entered this world, you had approximately 100 billion brain cells.

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I spent a lot of time travelling through a host of the worlds airports. This naturally meant spending an inordinate amount of time staring at random people,

Bollocks! Hi there, I’ve been hearing a lot from private bankers lately (they’re always trying to flog you product), though the topic being discussed amongst themselves is that of the SDR going