Friday, June 1, 2018

Economic and Regulatory Opportunities

1)Two opportunities I found in economic trends were that technology is reaching record new highs and oil and gas prices are predicted to stay on the rise until 2050. Also in accordance to finding two economic trends I found two regulatory changes that may hold opportunities. One being that around the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic are opening back up their shrimp fisheries. and that grocery stores in America are starting to ban foods with additives.

2)Tech 
https://www.investopedia.com/news/tech-stocks-seen-rising-new-record-highs/
  The tech industry is reaching new heights which I think is fundamental in growing as a society. I found this off of Investopedia which was in Google finance which basically talked up about how Tech has a strong momentum and companies like Nvidia are shining. A opportunity might lie in this because unemployment is at numbers so low that have not been seen since 1969 which can hold more chances for people willing to spend money on leisure like on a home computer or games. Companies like Google or Amazon might love this because it allows them to push out more subscription based services like YouTube Red or Amazon prime. This opportunity would not be very hard to get into but difficult to conquer because there is so many other types of competitors out there.

Oil & gas potential alternatives 
https://www.thebalance.com/us-economic-outlook-3305669
Oil has always been a huge factor on everyones mind because gas is such a huge stress on the average Americans lifestyle with cars. I found this on a website that bases itself at economic outlooks and what to expect in the future. Basically I believe there is a opportunity in this because crude oil is only going to become more expensive because it is a natural resource and it will eventually run out. Easy sources for oil will have ran out by 2050 and prices will jump to dizzying heights of more than double what we pay now in gas as making crude oil will be more expensive. I believe the biggest customer that might pay for this is trucking companies or even airline companies charging ridiculous fees just to break even to have a flight. This opportunity might be difficult to exploit because we would have to find a way to have cars maybe use other forms of energy instead of gas to run.

Shrimp regulations 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=NOAA-NMFS-2015-0125-0074
 A regulatory change that surprises me is that fisheries are being reopened for the catching of shrimp. The information off regulations.gov led me to believe that this will maximize harvest benefits and potentially boost that market. This would be a major opportunity in my hometown because we have a local shrimp festival where we buy a ton of shrimp for different meals all week. A major consumer would be all seafood restaurant chains because of their mass purchases on seafood. Would not be hard to exploit because of relatively cheaper purchases and will boost profits in my hometown.

Grocery store bans equals new opportunities
 https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FDA-2015-F-3663-0014
Banning foods with additives is an important step to becoming a healthier nation like how other countries have stricter health and safety rules. This opportunity was found from the regulations board on regulations.gov where they explained that  food additives are no longer safe to consumers. An opportunity could exist because this might allow farmers that don't have additives or GMO implants to become higher in demand with grocery stores which wouldn't be difficult to exploit if you could meet the demand.

3) Technology has always been a huge part of my day to day I have always used devices to make my life "easier" so when I see that technology is on the rise in stocks I picture that companies with big track records for online services could potentially gain new customers. Like I said earlier gas is such a big deal to us as consumers but with cars like the Tesla being in such high demand the idea of an electric car doesn't seem as far out of reach and I would assume companies will be looking at other ways of transporting their products instead of heavily relying on gas. Shrimp Fest is huge in my small town everyone eventually participates in it and people from out of the county will make long treks just to get some of our food so seeing shrimp become more abundant in the marketplace was a instant opportunity that I could immediately latch onto. My values as watching what I eat have always led me to buy some maybe pricey items because I don't want to buy items that could be potentially harmful so opportunities that might allow farmers or grocery stores to acquire healthier goods makes me believe prices might go down now that they won't have as much competition and it'll be more sought after.

1 comment:

  1. Christian, the presentation of economic and regulatory trends is really good. The inclusion of how businesses would benefit or how hard it would be a business opportunity in the explanation made it easier to follow the impact of each trend. Sometimes I find it hard to understand the effect of some regulations, and your presentation clearly show that there is always a business opportunity in the regulations made.

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