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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...

5A – Identifying Local Opportunities

Article Title and Link :  Young Thug, Demetri Martin to perform free show at UF Summary : A student run organization, The Reitz Union Board of Entertainment announces that a free concert will take place on campus with Young Thug headlining the event. There is predicted to be a massive turn out as it is free and completely student driven. Problem : The main problem in the article is that The Reitz Union Board of Entertainment sold out the concert completely last year and are worried that this year it will be difficult to top last years experience. Who has the Problem : The Student Government, The Reitz Union Board, and anyone else responsible for hosting events at the University of Florida. _________________________________________________________________________________ Article Title and Link :  Toll invoices are coming from SunPass. So are scam toll invoices... Summary: The article highlights how people are getting scammed and where. It explains how companies have...
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