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Matt Michelson
Junior, Syosset High School
Finance and business have been areas that have piqued my interest from a very young age. My parents both work in the investment banking and finance sector and have discussed how it influenced the world’s economic balance ever since I was a child. At age 10, I began reading the business section of The New York Times. I was amazed at how interconnected the world’s economy truly was and how an economic downturn in one country could immensely impact the entire world’s exchanges. Once the tech section of the Times was added to the business section, I was hooked.
By taking products I used in everyday life and relating them to the business world, I was not only able to have a more in depth understanding of the topics being discussed, but was able to formulate my own opinions. This love of business stemmed from here and grew exponentially as I matured. There are numerous areas of finance and business that I feel are compelling. When I was younger, I only mainly focused on the technology sector, but quickly realized how corporations pertaining to our nation’s infrastructure played a vital role in our economy. I discovered corporations like Caterpillar, John Deere, and Toll Brothers Inc. that all played a role in millions of Americans’ everyday lives. I look forward to making a valuable contribution to Investeens, with the objective of taking things relevant to teenagers’ lives and placing them in a financial perspective that is both easily relatable and understandable to teenagers and adults, alike.
Davis Patel
Senior, Syosset High School
I became more inclined towards finance after learning about the Financial Crisis of 2008. It was astonishing to see two of America’s top investment banks vanish within months of each other. After learning the basics of what caused the crisis I become highly interested in some of the things that investment firms did to hedge against risk such as creating credit default swaps and using high frequency trading algorithms.
I surrounded myself with all sorts of financial related publications to simply learn more about the subject. Through my interest in finance I became attentive towards the things that move markets such as governmental policies, political issues, and company financials. My goal by contributing to Investeens is to provide a unique perspective while trying to explain what is going on in financial world to those experienced and inexperienced alike..