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Opportunities for Policy Profiteers

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Every time governments come up with a policy to fix something, an investment opportunity is born. That's because government policies always backfire. It's just a matter of figuring out exactly   how   they're going to do it... and then coming up with a way to profit. Today's   Money Morning   is about ways to find those opportunities - and our best guess at some upcoming ones.   But first, what do all government policies have in common? They all do one or more of these three things: They do the opposite of what they are supposed to They create a bigger problem elsewhere They cause a bubble Each of these scenarios creates an investable opportunity for you. And it's a fun one.   If you're inclined to enjoy the idea of out-manoeuvring Julia Gillard, pulling a fast one on Tony Abbot and outwitting Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens. Let's look at some Policy Profiteers of the past... The most profitable trade ever made, according to investment folklore, was