Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP, Author at Yeske Buie

The World Is(n’t) Ending – A Walk Down Memory Lane

Posted Jun. 23, 2022

We’d like to begin this piece by acknowledging that it is scary out there – the first half of this year has been challenging for a number of reasons. To paraphrase Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., it feels like the end of the world...

Topics: Economy and Investing

How Low Will Stocks Go?

Posted May. 12, 2022

It was only a few short weeks ago that we got together for our webinar on April 21st (Russia, Inflation, and Oil - Oh My!), and since then financial markets have had an ugly run. Through May 11th, both the S&P500 and the MSCI All...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Soundbite: Investment Philosophy – Bite Size Edition

Posted Apr. 14, 2022

Investing in the market is often compared to riding a roller coaster, implying that both your money and your emotions will experience highs and lows over time. While volatility is inevitable throughout your investment journey, we have a fundamentally grounded investment philosophy that is implemented...

Topics: Webinars and Videos

Russia Invades Ukraine – What It Means For You

Posted Feb. 24, 2022

Like you, we’re watching closely as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine and noting that global markets are not taking the news well. While there’s little direct economic connection between Ukraine and the US (or most of the rest of the world, for that matter),...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Inflation: A Take That’s Not Our Own (but we like it)

Posted Feb. 17, 2022

You’ve probably seen our posts on inflation over the last year (and if you haven’t, you can find them all at the end of this article). Our stance hasn’t changed: We think what we’re observing is explainable, We’re not concerned, and We believe our Clients’...

Topics: Economy and Investing

One Man Can Change the World

Posted Feb. 17, 2022

While good intentioned, it can be perceived as cliché and contrived to spotlight the stories of minorities during a specified month or period of time (like Black History Month, for example). Not because listening to the stories, triumphs, and struggles of marginalized people isn’t invaluable,...

Topics: YeBu® News & Events

Bitcoin Blues: Sometimes It Pays to Be Boring

Posted Feb. 17, 2022

We’ve made our position about Bitcoin clear in the past: we don’t think of it as a good fit for our Clients for a variety of reasons, including: It has an intrinsic value of zero; It’s not the most liquid investment, and it can be...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Soundbite: An Encouraging Story About the Health of the US Economy

Posted Feb. 03, 2022

In this three-minute video featuring Yeske Buie Partner, Yusuf Abugidieri, we review three economic indicators that we’ve been tracking throughout the pandemic – US unemployment insurance claims, the US unemployment rate, and US GDP – with the help of two charts. We think these charts...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Webinars and Videos

New Year, Same Story: Inflation Inquiries

Posted Jan. 20, 2022

As the topic of inflation continues to dominate discussions in the financial and economic worlds, we thought we’d share our take on the most recent CPI reading, the Fed’s plans to raise interest rates in 2022 to combat rising inflation, and what it all means...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Bond Returns Have Been a Bust – What Gives?

Posted Dec. 09, 2021

If you’re a Client of Yeske Buie and you’ve been keeping tabs on the bonds in your financial accounts over the past year, you’ve probably noticed the returns have been… less than stellar. Through the end of November, the primary bond fund we use (DFGBX,...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

The World Is(n’t) Ending – A Walk Down Memory Lane

How Low Will Stocks Go?

Soundbite: Investment Philosophy – Bite Size Edition

Russia Invades Ukraine – What It Means For You

Inflation: A Take That’s Not Our Own (but we like it)

One Man Can Change the World

Bitcoin Blues: Sometimes It Pays to Be Boring

Soundbite: An Encouraging Story About the Health of the US Economy

New Year, Same Story: Inflation Inquiries

Bond Returns Have Been a Bust – What Gives?

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