Nicholas Fainlight, Neighbor

Nicholas Fainlight is a young professional with a degree in finance from Queens University in Charlotte. His passion for finance and the economy started when he was very young. Nicholas had various family members who worked in the financial industry and were also enthusiastic about personal finances and the economy. He grew up outside of New York City and has always been interested in money and how finance operates in the world.

While he was in junior high, Nicholas Fainlight took his first economic class. In high school, he continued taking courses in this field. During his school, Nicholas most enjoyed his English and finance classes. He ultimately decided to choose finance over English and has not looked back or regretted his decision. Fainlight’s favorite part of studying economics is that instead of just looking at spreadsheets, he gets to cover a wide span of topics including business law. He loves getting a broader view of a technical topic. Nicholas Fainlight looks up to his professors as mentors because they are successful in the field.

Nicholas recently completed a sales internship for the Charlotte, North Carolina-based basketball team, the Charlotte Hornets. He enjoys that this internship allows him to monitor economic trends and put his financial knowledge to use. He also works at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital.

One of Nicholas Fainlight's favorite parts of the economy is futures trading; he's fascinated with this topic. Futures trading involves trying to predict future market trends based on past trends. It also involves making bets on whether or not a stock, currency, or other value will change. There are numerous ways to get into futures trading. It is a very involved task in which one needs to keep up with what is happening within the market, be it something regarding a company or currency. Nicholas Fainlight is enthusiastic about futures trading because he loves how exciting and unpredictable it can be.

Outside of his interest in the economy and finance, Nicholas Fainlight also keeps a close eye on the sustainable energy market. He’s fascinated by the uncertainty surrounding alternative forms of energy, such as solar panels, and the potential risks and rewards that come with putting money into these technologies.

Nicholas Fainlight also has an interest in the economy of sports, but possesses a nuanced view on the matter. He finds it rather arbitrary how an economist can decide how much a team is worth. In this way, a group of people can make a decision that can forever alter a team or company’s future. If a team builds a new stadium or a company builds a new plant, their valuation can double in a day. Nicholas finds it interesting how volatile the value of a team or company can be.

Nicholas Fainlight is also excited by all of the technological advances in finance recently, especially in the way of phone apps. There so many international forums for people to trade on and he finds this accessibility amazing. There is a nearly endless amount of fintech out there, as companies and software developers recognize the need to turn finance into something that's easily accessible and syncs with our current technology.

Through his studies and experience, Nicholas Fainlight has learned that it is important to be personable when working in finance. Fainlight believes in being outgoing and taking risks. He is not afraid to test the limits and he learns through experience rather than fearing failure. Fainlight is a determined finance student whose perseverance for success never wanes.

Outside of his professional aspirations, Nicholas Fainlight loves participating in and following sports. Over the years he’s been on little league baseball teams, swam competitively, duked it on the rugby field, and has hit the fields in rugby. One of his favorite athletes is Michael Phelps and he closely follows the Chelsea FC team.