Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP, Author at YeskeBuie

Thoughts from the Desk of the CIO

Posted Jul. 02, 2026

I’m grateful that I get to spend a significant amount of my time thinking about all things related to our Clients’ investments. When things feel like they’re going awry in markets, I have the distinct privilege of crafting calming messages to our Clients (to be...

Topics: YeBu® News & Events

The Anatomy of Your Portfolio’s Returns

Posted Apr. 23, 2026

If you’ve been a Client long enough to receive a few of our digests or attend a webinar or two, you’ve likely read or heard versions of the following phrases as descriptions of the YeskeBuie portfolio of stocks: “12,000 companies scattered around the world” “Globally...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Marching Through March

Posted Mar. 22, 2026

As we continue our march through March, we thought we’d drop in this morning as the war in Iran continues into its fourth week. At just before 8pm ET on Saturday, President Trump issued an ultimatum regarding the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that Iran allow...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Providing Context and Calm Leading into the Weekend

Posted Mar. 06, 2026

When we checked in with you on Monday, we had a feeling this was going to be a rocky week. And, now that we’ve lived through it, we’re checking back in to give you a sense of where things stand and what we’re watching as...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Perspective in Times of Tension

Posted Mar. 02, 2026

We, like you, have been digesting the news of the weekend after the US and Israel launched a joint operation in Iran, and we have stayed abreast of the news as events unfolded thereafter. As of this print, markets are behaving as you might expect:...

Topics: Economy and Investing

An Investment Approach That’s Stable, Not Static

Posted Oct. 30, 2025

From an outside perspective, it can be easy to label Yeske Buie’s investment philosophy as “passive.” However, while that descriptor is partly true (i.e. we do not churn the holdings of our Clients’ accounts or turn our approach upside-down based on the latest industry trends...

Topics: Economy and Investing, YeskeBuie Millennial

Turning Your Portfolio into a Paycheck

Posted Sep. 18, 2025

As our Clients approach retirement and prepare to begin making distributions from their portfolio to meet their spending needs, we often hear questions like these: How much can I safely spend from my portfolio in retirement? How will I know if I’m heading for trouble?...

Topics: Financial Planning

Mid-Year Reflections from the CIO

Posted Jul. 03, 2025

[Editor’s Note: Yusuf’s mid-year reflections were written and submitted on July 1, nearly a week after our internal deadline and yet, somehow, right on time.] As our family was wrapping up breakfast this morning, Maegan was standing at the Abugideiri Family Calendar on the wall...

Topics: Economy and Investing, YeBu® News & Events

Built For This

Posted Apr. 10, 2025

So much has happened since we last checked in (less than a week ago!) that we thought we’d connect with you again to share a few words that we hope will provide some comfort. First, on markets and your portfolio (but only because that’s what’s...

Topics: Economy and Investing

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

Posted Apr. 09, 2025

We’d like to begin this piece by acknowledging that it is scary out there – 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 as we know it…...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

Thoughts from the Desk of the CIO

The Anatomy of Your Portfolio’s Returns

Marching Through March

Providing Context and Calm Leading into the Weekend

Perspective in Times of Tension

An Investment Approach That’s Stable, Not Static

Turning Your Portfolio into a Paycheck

Mid-Year Reflections from the CIO

Built For This

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

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