Pre-work: Collect Sources of Insight
- 3 news stories (or blog entries) about a stock, preferably from industry trade sites, blogs or journals that quote at least one live source of information other than company management
- A speaker list for an upcoming or prior instance of one of the industry’s largest conferences not sponsored by a financial services firm (this list can usually be found on the conference website under “agenda” or “speaker list”)
- Names and titles of the leadership of at least one industry trade association (can usually be found in the “About us” section of the industry association’s website)
- Name(s) of largest privately-held companies (if they exist in the assigned sector)
- Name(s) of forecasting services or consulting firms specializing in the assigned sector