Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP, Author at Yeske Buie

To DCA or Not to DCA – Is It Even a Question?

Posted Jun. 06, 2024

“Markets gonna market.” What does that even mean? It’s a fun little saying that echoes off the walls in our offices from time to time. And it’s a play off the phrase “people gonna people,” which is shorthand for “people are gonna do what people...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Financial Planning

2024 Thus Far – Early Returns Are Encouraging

Posted May. 08, 2024

Readers of this digest know that the Financial Planning Team at Yeske Buie keeps a close watch on economic indicators and financial markets – aside from the fact that it’s our fiduciary responsibility, we simply find it fascinating to watch these complex systems process information...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Portfolio Review, Part Deux: On Bonds

Posted Jan. 18, 2024

And now, for the other half of our 2023 review – a discussion about bonds. First, an acknowledgement: stocks get a lot of the attention when we make comments about the portfolio’s performance, and rightly so – they make up the majority of the holdings...

Topics: Economy and Investing

2023 – A Year of Ups and Downs (and Ups!)

Posted Jan. 04, 2024

Investors went for a ride on the stock market roller coaster in 2023, and what a ride it was. Three facts about the Yeske Buie equity portfolio sum this up succinctly: As of July 31st, 2023, the stocks in our portfolio were up 13% through...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Investing Lessons from Fantasy Football

Posted Nov. 08, 2023

It is estimated that over 50 million Americans played fantasy football last season, with projections for this year's season to be even more popular. If you aren't playing in a fantasy football league this year (and the odds are if you're playing in one, you're...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Yeske Buie Millennial

Medicare: A Brief Guide

Posted Sep. 11, 2023

While your 65th birthday no longer signifies reaching the “Full Retirement Age” milestone (marking your eligibility to receive your full Social Security retirement benefit), turning 65 still has a unique perk – gaining eligibility for Medicare. Being eligible for the program, however, doesn’t mean that...

Topics: Financial Planning

Musings of a Money Mad Man – Yeske Buie v. American Stocks

Posted Aug. 02, 2023

If you’ve been keeping up with financial markets in 2023, you know a few things: The NASDAQ (an index primarily composed of US tech stocks) has been on an absolute tear in 2023, up 38% through July 31. The S&P500 (an index that tracks 500...

Topics: Economy and Investing

A Recession is Coming (Right?)

Posted Jul. 20, 2023

A recession is coming. In fact, it is always true that a recession lies ahead. Economies operate in cycles and, because the economic cycle repeats indefinitely, we can say with certainty that we are always doing one of two things: Living through a recession, or...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Finding the Right Benchmark for a Globally Diversified Portfolio

Posted Jul. 12, 2023

Clients often ask us what benchmark they should be comparing against their portfolio’s performance to see where they stand. As you’ve probably read in this space before, Yeske Buie employs a diversification strategy that is multi-layered (see this recording for more details about how we...

Topics: Financial Planning

Asset Protection

Posted Mar. 16, 2023

In turbulent times like these, our Clients often ask how we’re protecting their assets. In this piece, we’ll focus on the measures our strategic partner, Charles Schwab, takes to focus on asset protection and ensure our Clients’ accounts are safe. Schwab is one of the...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Financial Planning

Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

To DCA or Not to DCA – Is It Even a Question?

2024 Thus Far – Early Returns Are Encouraging

Portfolio Review, Part Deux: On Bonds

2023 – A Year of Ups and Downs (and Ups!)

Investing Lessons from Fantasy Football

Medicare: A Brief Guide

Musings of a Money Mad Man – Yeske Buie v. American Stocks

A Recession is Coming (Right?)

Finding the Right Benchmark for a Globally Diversified Portfolio

Asset Protection

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