Without oversight, the stock market could easily turn into the wild west – companies could disclose or withhold any information they desired, allowing investors to potentially be throwing money at fraudulent companies – which is why regulatory agencies, like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are critical for maintaining a fair and honest marketplace.

While it’s impossible to dispute that the market has taken an ugly turn, experts on hand at Leavey’s Seventh Annual Real Estate Symposium, hosted last month by the School’s Real Estate Institute, are not about to panic.

Former Santa Clara tennis star and Leavey School of Business finance graduate Connor Garnett first picked up a pickleball paddle in April of 2022. In that regard, he’s no different than the nearly 9 million Americans getting into the rapidly rising sport.