Brayan Diaz, Verrazzano Class of 2024, completed major in Business Finance
Some
of the instruments of my focus were stocks, bonds, and CDs. My project explored
what exactly a recession is, taking a deeper dive into what these instruments
are, and most importantly it briefly explored what has happened in recent history
to investments in these instruments that were made during, before or after a
recession. The goal was ultimately to uncover
whether the investments went up or down in value significantly.
My
thinking in choosing a capstone project was to choose something that would benefit
me in some way. I also thought how when most people think of recession, all
these negative thoughts come into their heads. In my case, there was a sense of
regret in myself from the previous recession (during Covid-19) that I hadn’t
taken the massive opportunity to invest my money in the stock market when
prices were low and seeing how certain stocks have had massive returns in the
years after.
I
wanted to write a paper that could perhaps change the way younger people like
me view a recession. I had already known at the time I began my capstone that I
would be doing an internship at a bank named HSBC for the summer. I wanted to
choose a topic that I could build more knowledge on throughout the internship.
After completing my capstone, along with my internship experience, I am more
aware of different things out in the market to invest in when I have the
chance.
With
the current events going on in the Middle East and Ukraine, speculation about a
recession is heating up again. I hope my paper can act as an eye opener and as
a source of knowledge to take advantage of different capital markets when the
next recession hits the country.
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