QSBS could be a valuable tax exemption for owning / investing in small businesses
Corporate bonds / fixed income / credit could be better than stocks in a high interest rate environment
Private equity firms could become zombies
Startup health insurers (insurtechs) / tech might not be able to succeed easily
Existing brokerage accounts / pre-built strategies could be automatically copied from top investors
Business Development Corporations (BDCs) could be good investments
Endowment fund managers could be more skilled / have superior investment committees / broader knowledge bases / better investing models / bigger size than other institutional investors
Sports leagues could be good investments
Litigation funding could take money from / offer predatory loans to clients but also offer money to sue
Large U.S. private companies could do financial disclosures
A fund of funds could be developed for angel investing
Retail investors could short squeeze / work together with hedge funds to manipulate the market
People could work for non-hierarchal DAOs and get paid in tokens
Treasure hunting / archeology could be invested in / a hobby
Venture / angel funds could be rolling
Private equity could hold companies long-term / have tax advantages like Berkshire Hathaway
Litigation / regulation could be decreasing the amount of IPOs / public wealth
Banks could be over-leveraged to hedge funds and private equity
Value investing could use a magic, conservative, and/or Piotroski F-score formula to beat the market
Alumni Venture Funds could be mismanaged / charging too high fees
Underpriced options / stocks could be bought for profit
Investment funds could not change benchmarks / be truthful about their performance
Peer to peer lending could be a good alternative investment
Private equity could make veterinarian care, healthcare, autism care, mobile homes, hospices, petrol stations, dentists, etc. more expensive / decrease quality
"Boring" businesses could be bought / create cash flow
The investing gap could contribute to income inequality
Super voting / dual-class shares could be given less to founders / CEOs
Dark pools, public vs. private exchanges, payment to order flow, high frequency trading (HFT), and other financial instruments could create predatory / rigged trading practices
Investors could be notified about taxable accounts to avoid capital gains taxes
ESG scores could be standardized, reflect corporate responsibility rather than risk, and not be composite scores
ETFs and mutual funds could get too big
Portfolio management could be investing in a small amount of stocks long-term
Private equity could disclose fees / real performance as well as be audited independently
Foreign companies / investors could not purchase U.S. land and water rights
ESG could focus on metrics relevant to business profitability
Foreign companies could undergo accounting inspection
Reverse mergers could lead to fraud
Vintage smartphones/computers/tech gadgets could be collectables
Global arbitrage and market inefficiencies could lead to large cryptocurrency gains
Disruptive innovation in public markets could be undervalued
Stock markets could have less market manipulation
SPACs could help take companies public but face less regulation / due diligence
Venture capital could be like a ponzi scheme creating unstable business practices within startups
ESG investing could have clearer metrics / standards / regulatory oversight to prevent green / social / ethics washing
Alternative data could be accessible to retail investors
Doomsday hedge funds could produce good returns
Decisions could be considered while drunk and sober
Specific algorithms could create positive returns in hedge funds
ESG ratings could or could not influence companies positively
Successful hedge fund, money manager, and investor strategy could be copied
Day traders could be informed of financial risks on apps
Index funds / ETFs could be creating a financial bubble
ESG / Socially Responsible stock investing could be a less useful than charity donations or impact capital investing
Stock divestment campaigns could not be effective and boost the profitability of "sin" stocks
Wealth management could have low fees, smart beta, tax loss harvesting, and rebalancing
Humans could be invested in
The investment consulting industry could not have value
Investing in public stocks could earn as much as private equity returns
Passive investing could be better than active investing
Jewelry could be investments
Incubators could be equity-free
Individuals who commit or allow corporate fraud could face consequences
Private equity could be regulated more
A checklist could be used for greater efficiency, consistency, and safety
Venture capital could reach entrepreneurs in diverse areas to create economic opportunities
Shareholders could engage and proxy vote more with companies
Institutional investors could threaten competition
Spare change could be automatically invested
