Homophobic Arbitrage – Ep 137

Vitaliy recounts the time he and his brother Alex were stranded in Key West without a hotel room for a night. Every hotel had no vacancy, except one "all male" hotel. Vitaliy tells the story of their pleasant stay there, and how investors can profit...

Vitaliy recounts the time he and his brother Alex were stranded in Key West without a hotel room for a night. Every hotel had no vacancy, except one “all male” hotel.

Vitaliy tells the story of their pleasant stay there, and how investors can profit by exploiting the overly dogmatic beliefs of others.

You can read this article online here: https://contrarianedge.com/homophobic-arbitrage/

 

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