by Matt Papazian, CFA | Feb 17, 2021 | Investing
We have received many questions about GameStop Stock (GME) and Bitcoin in recent weeks. We will cover the basics of these news makers below. GameStop What transpired to launch such wild swings in the company’s stock? What market forces and/or participants were...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Jan 19, 2021 | The Helm Quarterly Market Outlook
As the calendar has turned to a new year, COVID-19 is still very much with us, although the light at the end of the tunnel seems ever closer as vaccines roll out. Variant strands of the virus aside, the market appears to be carrying the momentum from Q4 2020 into the...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Dec 10, 2020 | Market Updates
As we all look forward to wrapping up one of the longest years of our lives, 2020 is ending on a note that few could have seen coming. Nine months ago, the markets were plumbing the depths of despair and now, by many measures of stock market sentiment, the US markets...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Nov 17, 2020 | Market Updates
Right on schedule, November continued 2020’s legacy of rapid market moves. News of a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech was quickly met by a sharp move higher in value and cyclical stocks and a steep selloff in the “work from home” stocks that had been in favor the...
by Matt Papazian, CFA | Oct 15, 2020 | The Helm Quarterly Market Outlook
After all the twists and turns so far in 2020, the markets enter the final quarter of the year still working through several potential scenarios, including: President Trump maintaining office or a new administration and policies, a “Blue Wave” outcome, a contested...