6A – Identifying Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends
Economic Trend: Interest Rates will continue to rise Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/3-reasons-why-the-fed-still-wants-to-raise-interest-rates-2018-12-27 Exploit: Lock in low interest rates to make a huge return or invest in brokerage firms. It also shifts the focus on which companies are safe to invest in, cash rich companies become a lot more valuable. Who is affected: Anyone that borrows money or leverages loans. Difficulty: I think it is kind of difficult to exploit. The actual process of exploiting it would not be too difficult but being able to time the exploit to maximize profits would be difficult. Why: I saw this opportunity through investing, I invest a lot in the stock market and am learning more about bonds. As I did more research in bonds I stumbled across this possible exploit. Economic Trend: Continue regulation of Crypto Currencies Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/12/28/crypto-regulation-where-weve-been-and-where-were-go...