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Impact Live - Market mayhem: Investing amid chaos
How can investors remain level-headed and informed during turbulent times? On March 25, Dean Julian Birkinshaw and a panel of experts revealed navigating uncertainty isn’t just about reacting to the chaos—it’s about building a strategy that thrives within it.
Against the backdrop of escalating global tensions and renewed Trump-era tariffs, Ivey hosted the Impact Live webinar Market mayhem: Investing amid chaos. The session, moderated by Ivey Dean Julian Birkinshaw, brought together a panel of investment experts to explore how political instability is reshaping the global financial landscape.
With markets increasingly swayed by abrupt policy shifts and geopolitical tension, investors are grappling with an environment where uncertainty has become the only constant. The panel – featuring Aaron Bennett, MBA '01, Dagmara Fijalkowski, MBA '94, and Steve Foerster, HBA '81 – unpacked the key forces driving volatility and shared real-world strategies to help investors stay grounded when the ground keeps shifting.
Whether through diversification or smart risk management, the panelists emphasized the importance of staying level-headed and informed. And, above all, they agreed: navigating uncertainty isn’t just about reacting to the chaos – it’s about building a strategy that thrives within it.
