ENT3003: Identifying Opportunities in Economic & Regulatory Trends
Opportunity 1, Economic 1
(a) My first opportunity that is related to economic trends is how the recent outbreak of the coronavirus has caused a significant impact and stabilization on U.S. stocks and the market. I retrieved the article from:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/04/coronavirus-dow-rallies-500-points-china-provides-further-support-financial-markets/4653830002/
(a) My first opportunity that is related to economic trends is how the recent outbreak of the coronavirus has caused a significant impact and stabilization on U.S. stocks and the market. I retrieved the article from:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/04/coronavirus-dow-rallies-500-points-china-provides-further-support-financial-markets/4653830002/
(b) I believe that this information leads to a possible opportunity to exist because of the consistent support China is providing to further strengthen its financial markets and to help combat the growing outbreak of the coronavirus.
(c) I believe the prototypical customer with this opportunity would be anyone who owns stock in the U.S. market and this is because there is a influx of cash coming in from China looking to buy "safe" assets. Since more money is invested in the stock market, there will be an increase in demand to buy stocks, increasing the values of those securities.
(d) The opportunity is very easy to exploit because the stock market is very "liquid". This means you can buy and sell stock at any given moment and with the influx of Chinese money, more money and bidders are available to bid on share, ultimately increasing the value of shares tremendously.
Opportunity 2, Economic 2
(d) The opportunity is very easy to exploit because the stock market is very "liquid". This means you can buy and sell stock at any given moment and with the influx of Chinese money, more money and bidders are available to bid on share, ultimately increasing the value of shares tremendously.
Opportunity 2, Economic 2
(a) The second opportunity that is related to economic trends is the new technology that's being used to modernize paying for goods and services by allowing you to use your mobile device. The article and explanation was taken from: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/travel/contactless-payments-phone.html
(b) I believe an opportunity exists from this information because of the safety improvements to buying goods, the influx of new opportunities for companies to open competing apps and online wallets that securely store payment information and time saved with organization of your money at your fingertips.
(c) The most likely customer to take advantage this opportunity would be anyone who has organizational issues, money managing problems, travels without their wallet often or people who want to securely manage their spending and assets. Having your payment information stored in your phone requires multiple verifications before allowing the purchase to continue.
(d) The opportunity is very easy to exploit as there are only few firms competing within the mobile payment industry and improvements can be made to better attract users to switch from their current payment apps. I believe this because of consistent problems and issues I hear about with main competitors: Venmo, Cashapp, Zelle, Apple Pay and Android pay.
Opportunity 3, Regulatory 1
(a) The first regulatory related opportunity I researched that recently occurred was the passing of a sexual harassment bill in Congress, which states how sexual harassment trials will be handled on Capitol Hill after the President signs off on the bill. I found the information regarding this bill on: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-passes-sexual-harassment-bill-unanimous-consent
(c) The most likely customer to take advantage this opportunity would be anyone who has organizational issues, money managing problems, travels without their wallet often or people who want to securely manage their spending and assets. Having your payment information stored in your phone requires multiple verifications before allowing the purchase to continue.
(a) The first regulatory related opportunity I researched that recently occurred was the passing of a sexual harassment bill in Congress, which states how sexual harassment trials will be handled on Capitol Hill after the President signs off on the bill. I found the information regarding this bill on: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/senate-passes-sexual-harassment-bill-unanimous-consent
(b) The information I researched leads me to believe an opportunity exists because of the popular 2018 #MeToo movement that has convinced many victims to come out and share their stories. With all the harassment accusations being made, Congress and Capitol Hill had to enact a new bill that specifically states how to handle a sexual harassment trial so there is a standard to follow.
(c) I believe the most likely prototypical customer would be people who have spoken out about being sexually harassed, the accuser of the harassment and also the law firms that have studied how to handle these cases in trials, up to now.
(d) The opportunity is relatively difficult to exploit. With most accusations having little or no hard evidence, the trials usually consist of the victims words against the accuser. This causes controversy within the jury and judges as the courtroom is split on who to believe. Creating a new bill that specifically states how sexual harassment trials should be carried out is going to take time to enact, but ultimately will help set stories straight so that it's just as controversial of a crime to lie about an accuser performing an act.
Opportunity 4, Regulatory 2
Opportunity 4, Regulatory 2
(a) The second opportunity that I founded related to regulatory changes was a past bill being recently adjusted by the Trump Administration over school lunch agendas and potatoes in federal programs and U.S. public schools. The research and information was retrieved from: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-potatoes-wic_n_5e349574c5b611ac94d489cc
(b) The information that leads to believe an opportunity might exist is the recent draft of a federal rule that gives public schools more flexibility with what nutrition requirements must be met for U.S. school lunches. The bill and representatives argued over the ban of "starchy products" that potatoes give students an abundance of potassium and fiber.
(c) The most likely prototypical customer for this opportunity would be anyone involved in exports of potatoes and starchy vegetables, school boards and their food supply companies and the students who attend the public schools and consume the lunch.
(d) The opportunity is relatively easy to exploit as the President and administration will enact the bill to take action and ultimately will be offered throughout schools by the following school year. This gives schools an opportunity to include more attractive products to students, while also serving healthy and nutritional main meals.
(a) The second opportunity that I founded related to regulatory changes was a past bill being recently adjusted by the Trump Administration over school lunch agendas and potatoes in federal programs and U.S. public schools. The research and information was retrieved from: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-potatoes-wic_n_5e349574c5b611ac94d489cc
(b) The information that leads to believe an opportunity might exist is the recent draft of a federal rule that gives public schools more flexibility with what nutrition requirements must be met for U.S. school lunches. The bill and representatives argued over the ban of "starchy products" that potatoes give students an abundance of potassium and fiber.
(b) The information that leads to believe an opportunity might exist is the recent draft of a federal rule that gives public schools more flexibility with what nutrition requirements must be met for U.S. school lunches. The bill and representatives argued over the ban of "starchy products" that potatoes give students an abundance of potassium and fiber.
(c) The most likely prototypical customer for this opportunity would be anyone involved in exports of potatoes and starchy vegetables, school boards and their food supply companies and the students who attend the public schools and consume the lunch.
(d) The opportunity is relatively easy to exploit as the President and administration will enact the bill to take action and ultimately will be offered throughout schools by the following school year. This gives schools an opportunity to include more attractive products to students, while also serving healthy and nutritional main meals.
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Opportunity 1: Although multiple people can use the same information to form their beliefs of an opportunity existing, I included research and information that relates to my hobbies and interests to help me find the personal existing opportunities. Recently, I just learned and invested my own money into the stock market and when I read this article I was very interested to know how my own shares were doing. After using myself as an example, i figured it would be easy to find an opportunity in an market your already involved with.
Opportunity 2: For my second opportunity, I believed that an opportunity existed because of recent teachings and knowledge of how many specific college students use mobile payment methods to purchase goods and services. This allows student to split meals and services with one another and not have to worry about going through the hassle of having multiple cards or cash. My experience in purchasing stuff from people around me has led me to believe an opportunity exists for companies to create and expand in the mobile payment world.
Opportunity 3: I formed the belief that an opportunity exists in my first regulatory related opportunity because of the recent popularity and unjustly system of sexual harassment allegations and how Capitol Hill will carry out the trials. I have no experience that helped me claim this opportunity, but I believe this is the mostly justly way to carry out trials that are similar in topic area, but can have completely different cases and stories.
Opportunity 4: For my last opportunity, I believe that a regulatory related opportunity exists within the recent changes to Michelle Obama's healthy U.S. public school lunches. The Trump Administration and other republicans recently argued the nutritional values for starchy vegetables that were taken off the nutritiously list during the Obama Administration. My experience attending a private university allows me to understand why potatoes should be included into lunches as they give off fibers and potassium, and ultimately improve the attraction of food towards the students.
Opportunity 2: For my second opportunity, I believed that an opportunity existed because of recent teachings and knowledge of how many specific college students use mobile payment methods to purchase goods and services. This allows student to split meals and services with one another and not have to worry about going through the hassle of having multiple cards or cash. My experience in purchasing stuff from people around me has led me to believe an opportunity exists for companies to create and expand in the mobile payment world.
Opportunity 3: I formed the belief that an opportunity exists in my first regulatory related opportunity because of the recent popularity and unjustly system of sexual harassment allegations and how Capitol Hill will carry out the trials. I have no experience that helped me claim this opportunity, but I believe this is the mostly justly way to carry out trials that are similar in topic area, but can have completely different cases and stories.
Opportunity 4: For my last opportunity, I believe that a regulatory related opportunity exists within the recent changes to Michelle Obama's healthy U.S. public school lunches. The Trump Administration and other republicans recently argued the nutritional values for starchy vegetables that were taken off the nutritiously list during the Obama Administration. My experience attending a private university allows me to understand why potatoes should be included into lunches as they give off fibers and potassium, and ultimately improve the attraction of food towards the students.
I'm interested in what you call mobile payment opportunities. When it comes to mobile payments, I think we must mention Alipay and WeChat Pay. These two payment methods are already very mature in China. The Chinese don't even need to bring any cash and bank cards when going out. Men, women and children will use WeChat to pay. Although mobile payments are a big cake. But I don't think this cake is easy to eat. According to the development of China Mobile Payments, there is actually another large mobile payment company that wants to share this big cake, but it does not get a cake. This company is UnionPay.
ReplyDeleteHi Cade!
ReplyDeleteThe first opportunity you mentioned about the impact the Coronavirus has had on the stock market is very interesting. I was actually thinking of using something similar as one of my opportunities. I agree with you, there’s (or was) an opportunity if you’re a good investor. I wish I could be one of those customers that can use these opportunities to trade for a profit, but I tend to just buy on hold for the long term. On the other hand, it’s been such a terrible outbreak that I wasn’t really thinking about trading when I hear about it.
Hi Cade,
ReplyDeleteI thought all the opportunities you found were very interesting, especially the one about the new innovative ways to purchase goods. I found this very interesting because I never considered how there is an abundance of ways to purchasing goods and how technology plays a huge factor in it. As time goes on, our technology advances and this is a perfect example.