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Throughout history, gold and silver have had many important uses, including as a hedge against inflation, deflation, and economic uncertainty. For the gold investors, they have managed to preserve their wealth during some tumultuous times, including the financial crisis of 2008 and the pandemic-induced economic crisis of 2020. When it comes to inve...

The global COVID-19 pandemic was certainly a black swan event that had both positive and negative impact when looking through the lens of traditional environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Of note was the outperformance of sustainable investing strategies compared to their non-sustainable counterparts, which is shaping how investors t...

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended almost every facet of American life—including the cannabis industry. In this roundtable, the Sheppard Mullin team covers current market conditions, the impact of COVID-related legislative mandates, financial implications of the recently enacted economic stimulus bills, labor and employment concerns, supply ch...

When entering into the emerging field of cultivating and selling cannabis, how do companies navigate the environmental issues surrounding it? This webinar covers how existing laws and regulations impact the industry, explain regulatory trends, and offers compliance tips for entrepreneurs.

Several converging factors threaten to upend the status quo in real estate investing, bringing an unprecedented revolution that is forcing both investors and asset managers to reexamine their beliefs, processes, and infrastructure. To position your portfolios well and formulate well-informed responses, it is critical to focus on the emerging trends...

There has been an expectation that value stocks should provide greater protection in a market downturn as the market should theoretically place a greater emphasis on quality and stability, attributes typically found in value stocks. However, growth stocks have continued to outperform value stocks. Is the foundation of value investing broken? Or are...

Sustainability is increasingly material to investment return, and there are five prominent trends—including climate change and technological revolution—that are likely to have relevant implications for investment portfolios over the long term. Ultimately, investors that evolve more quickly to incorporate these risks and opportunities into...

There is a renewed sense of urgency around racial equity investing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread protests after the deaths of George Floyd and others. By taking on three achievable actions and staying committed to them, investors can help address racial inequities in their investment practices and portf...

The relationship between stock market performance and the economy has always been tenuous, but why does the gap seem to be getting larger?

As the world turns the COVID-19 tide, the initial economic recovery from the pandemic will only be partial, with global output not returning to pre-crisis levels before 2022. Nonetheless, a number of factors will help drive equity markets higher and investment opportunities elsewhere too. In the long term, dangers around market timing mean that Str...

The coronavirus pandemic plunged the global economy into a deep recession by the end of the first quarter 2020, triggering concern over a surge in corporate defaults. Since that time many credit markets have recovered, boosted by monetary and fiscal stimulus packages. This webinar, along with an accompanying paper, provides an overview of wher...

The Denver City Council has approved a new local license to regulate and implement medical cannabis research and development facilities, marking the beginning of the city’s efforts to update its cannabis rules. For the first time, the city’s licensing process will include social equity requirements.

In the absence of nationwide directives from the federal government on how businesses should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, states and municipalities have been issuing numerous orders—with variations big and small—detailing the scope of restrictions in place in each jurisdiction. Although businesses in the cannabis industry are u...

Companies in the cannabis industry and individuals working in cannabis-related businesses have sought to turn to the federal bankruptcy courts for relief when they became insolvent. While federal bankruptcy courts have taken jurisdiction for bankruptcies of companies focused on federally legal, industrial hemp, the United States Trustee Program has...

Over the last sixty years, private equity investing has developed from the original leveraged buyout and venture capital deals (once the unproven territory of financial pioneers) into a tried and tested investment philosophy. Opportunity for investing in the asset class has grown considerably, with a multitude of strategies available across all sta...