Midterm paper

POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR PAPER

1. Which is better as a hedge against inflationstocks, gold or bitcoin?
2. Is Wall Street Another Las Vegas? Similarities and differences between gamblers and investors.
3. Regulating Wall Street: Pros and Cons of the Securities & Exchange Commission.
4. Beating the Street: Finding a System that Overperforms the Market Indexes.
5. Should insider trading be illegal?
6. Can technical (charting) analysis pick the tops and bottoms of markets?
7. Which is riskier, stocks or bonds?
8. Junk bonds: good or bad?
9. Is real estate a good inflation hedge?
10. Which is better: investing in individual income-producing rental properties or real estate investment trusts (REITs)? Pros and cons.
11. Emerging markets: Pros and cons.
12. Dangers and advantages of investing in collectibles.
13. Which is the best way to investing: open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, or exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Pros and cons.
14. Which outperforms: Growth or value stocks?
15. Which best determines the long-term value of stocks: earnings or dividends?
16. Does the Dow theory work?
17. Does the 200-day Moving Average Trading System beat the market?
18. Is the stock market male or female?
19. Hedging vs Speculating: is the future market a zero sum game?
20. Which is a better money maker: selling call options or put options?
21. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: Pros and Cons of the Efficient Market Theory
22. Does contrarian investing work?
23. Mutual funds and investment managers who have consistently beat the market for 20 years or more: What is their secret?
24. The January Effect: What is it, and does it work?
25. Can you make money on the presidential election cycle?
26. Economists on Wall Street: Who has made it big?
27. How to use Feds monetary policy to make money on Wall Street.
28. Can the Permanent Portfolio Fund or Alexander Greens Gone Fishin Portfolio beat the market over the long run?
29. Other Peoples Money: How to Find a Good Money Manager and Avoid Fraud or Losing Big.
30. Which Internet investment service is the best? (Motley Fool, Zacks, etc.)
31. Should you be concerned about taxes on your investments when you buy or sell?
32. ESG Investing: Should Companies and Investors Limit their Investments to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria?
33. What is the best way to profit from financial bubbles? How can investors protect themselves from them?