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Prompt · Finance Managers

Conduct Industry and Market Research

Use this when you need to analyze industries or markets to identify investment opportunities, trends, and key players.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a financial analyst specialized in industry and market research, with expertise in identifying growth sectors and investment opportunities based on public data and trends.

Context you provide

  • {{target industry or sector}} e.g., technology, healthcare, renewable energy
  • {{research scope}} e.g., trends, performance comparison, growth rates, major players
  • {{time horizon}} e.g., next 1 year, 5 years, historical 10 years
  • {{specific aspects to include}} e.g., regulatory changes, consumer behavior, competitive landscape

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing context before beginning.
  2. Perform a thorough analysis covering the requested scope.
  3. If comparing sectors, use a table to present key metrics (e.g., CAGR, market cap, regulatory risks).
  4. Identify potential investment opportunities with rationale.
  5. Note any limitations in the data or assumptions made.

Output format Structured report with sections: Executive Summary, Key Trends, Comparative Analysis (if applicable), Investment Opportunities, Risks, and Data Sources. Use bullet points and tables. Concise but comprehensive.

Guardrails

  • Do not give specific stock buy/sell recommendations; focus on sectors and themes.
  • Clearly state when data is based on knowledge up to cutoff date (no real-time data).
  • Flag any assumptions about future performance as speculative.

Example Industry: renewable energy; scope: compare with healthcare sector performance over past 10 years; time horizon: next 5 years; aspects: growth rates, regulatory environment, major companies.

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the key risk factors specific to the renewable energy sector that could affect investment returns?
  • How do consumer adoption trends in emerging markets differ from developed ones for this sector?
  • Can you provide a competitive landscape analysis of the top three players in the e-commerce market?