Sources and Opportunities

Profitable ideas are often far between but there are a few places to look:

SEC.GOV
SEC server with built in search features. Search for key phrases. Examples:

- "Plan of Liquidation"
- "Plan of Merger"
- "Tender Offer"
- "Going private transactions"

Some forms to keep track of:
- SC 13E3 (Very profitable, Going Private Transactions)
- DEFM14A (Definitive voting material for mergers ie risk arb)
- SC TO-C and SC TO-I (Relating to tender offers)
- Form 10 (spin-offs)

These are the easiest "free money" opportunities to identify for the individual investor.

Also, typically any reference library will have a copy of value line. Value line is great for quickly putting together a portfolio of undervalued equities. Value line also has historical 10 year financial statements (I ignore the projections).

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