Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP, Author at Yeske Buie

A Message from the Chief Investment Officer

Posted Oct. 18, 2024

Dear Yeske Buie Community, Earning the trust to play the role of Chief Investment Officer at Yeske Buie is the greatest honor of my professional life (and in the spirit of transparency, the only greater honor in my life is being trusted with the livelihood...

Topics: YeBu® News & Events

Tantrums – What Markets and Toddlers Have in Common

Posted Aug. 15, 2024

What a ride we’ve been on so far in the month of August. To start, we went through three consecutive days of nastiness in markets as investors digested: A softer-than-expected jobs report (yet still positive, in excess of 100,000 new jobs); Rising interest rates in...

Topics: Economy and Investing

What Should We Think About Recent Returns of Small Company Stocks?

Posted Jul. 18, 2024

Prior to this month’s Consumer Price Index release on July 11th, the expectation was that inflation would reflect a 0.1% monthly increase in the rate of price changes. Surprise! The rate at which prices have been increasing actually decreased by 0.1%. Why does this matter?...

Topics: Economy and Investing

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

Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

A Message from the Chief Investment Officer

Tantrums – What Markets and Toddlers Have in Common

What Should We Think About Recent Returns of Small Company Stocks?

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

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