Investment Management
What’s up with GameStop Stock?
What is GameStop and why does everyone care? GameStop is a brick-and -mortar video game chain that struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Like many distressed companies, it was targeted by short sellers betting that the stock’s price would go down. [i] Basically, short sellers do the opposite of most investors. They try to make money…
Read MoreMarkets During Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
After weeks of headlines about the coronavirus outbreak, markets have been caught in a volatile pattern of surges and retreats. Here’s what you should know: Why are markets so volatile? Disease outbreaks are hard to predict and come with a great deal of uncertainty that can make investors nervous – particularly after a period of…
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