Discover Job Opportunities HackCU Episode IV Learn New Skills Build Something Cool Meet Awesome People Discover Job Opportunities February 24th and 25th 2018 HackCU.org

Rocky Mountain Investment Competition When: Saturday April 7th, 2018 Where: CSU College of Business Prizes: 1st : $2,000 2nd : $700 3rd : $300 Judged by Industry Experts Experience the intensity, depth, and breadth of questions posed by top investment professionals - the kinds of questions asked daily on Wall Street. Network with investment industry professionals - RMIC judges, sponsors, and MBA competitors who will soon enter the field. Prepare concise, compelling pitches. Use professional investment software, including Bloomberg. Have your resume included in the participant resume book

ETF Global Portfolio Challenge When: Registration Ends February 16th Ends May, 4th 2018 LINK All students who place in the top 25 will receive two complimentary tickets for themselves and guest at the ETP Forum in New York City. Winners recognized on stage at the ETP Forum in NYC (www.expertseries.org). Biographies featured in meeting material. Networking Opportunities with 500-600 Financial Professionals Private lunch with Wall Street mentors Winners eligible for Micro-Internships in Financial Services Winners and schools featured on this website and all related contest websites Recognition via ETF Global Perspectives Winners and Schools featured via social media and on ETF Global www.etfg.com Monthly Leaderboards Schools that have 100+ student registrants are eligible for the ETF University Bracket Challenge – with additional prize incentives! Tour of one of the major stock exchanges! Private tour of one of the major stock exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, etc)

Budget Agreement Passed on February 9th, 2018 with a 71-28 vote Two year budgeting deal Non-military and Defense spending increases $300 billion over two years $128 Billion to non-defense spending $20 billion to infrastructure spending1 $160 billion to military spending $80 billion to disaster relief programs such as FEMA2 Current Debt Ceiling of roughly $20 Trillion 2017 United States GDP of $19 Billion3 105% of GDP is Debt DO NOT PRESS SCARY LINK 1: https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-usa-congress-shutdown/u-s-senate-leaders-reach-300-billion-federal-spending-deal-idUSKBN1FS0AY 2: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/politics/senate-announces-deal-budget-caps-agreement/index.html 3: Bloomberg

Kroger (KR)

Recent Developments Increasing sales, decreasing net income (many possible causes) Stiff Competition Target, Walmart, Amazon Sold European supermarket chain for $2.15 billion May use this capital to bid for Overstock.com

Positives Sale will limit debt Huge hope for profitable private label brands May buy companies to aid in growth

Stock Ticker

My Recommendation Kroger is not a huge risk Competition will limit market cap growth Initiatives will keep company healthy HOLD, BUT DO NOT BUY

Cobalt Miners Identified cobalt resources in the United States are estimated to be 1 million tons Most only accessible by difficult mining methods Identified world cobalt resources are estimated at 25 million tons Most from easier methods in Congo and Zambia If you don’t care about ethics and you want exposure: Glencore is the major miner in Congo

Taco Bell CEO to save Chipotle – Brian Niccol - Ironic culture clash - Can it be salvaged?