Influences in the Financial Market and Its Impact (Webinar)

After a difficult year like 2020 along with the pandemic, we are all wondering where the market is now and where it is headed. Many ask if there will be market growth, but the real question should be "how fast is it going to grow."

UC Irvine Professor Christopher Schwarz, PhD and First American Trust CIO, Jerry Braakman discuss a wide-ranging of topics regarding the factors that are shaping our financial world today. Some of the topics include:

1. Economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
2. Crypto-currency
3. Equity market valuations and outlook
4. Reddit’s impact on hedge funds / short positions

View our recorded Executive Webinar featuring Christopher Schwarz, Associate Professor, and Finance Faculty Director for the Center for Investment and Wealth Management, UC Irvine.

Christopher Schwarz Associate Professor, Finance Faculty Director, Center for Investment and Wealth Management UC Irvine Professor Schwarz has been at the Paul Merage School of Business since July 2008. Prior to arriving at UCI, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. During his doctoral studies, he was also a Visiting Doctoral Fellow at Yale University’s International Center of Finance in 2007 and the Advisory Editor at the Review of Financial Studies. He received his B.S. from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. Prior to receiving his doctorate, Professor Schwarz worked in the IT industry writing custom applications for medium sized businesses. Read full bio.