Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP, Author at Yeske Buie

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

Inflation – Still Not Spooked (Seriously)

Posted Oct. 14, 2021

Yet again – inflation is the economic topic du jour after this month’s year-over-year CPI reading clocked in at 5.4%, an increase of 0.4% since last month. We touched on this during our webinar at the end of last month – we tend to agree...

Topics: Economy and Investing

How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke – A Policy-Based Response

Posted Sep. 16, 2021

Peter Coy’s post in the Opinion section of the New York Times titled “How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke” opens with a quote from William Sharpe, Nobel laureate and famous economist, who describes the puzzle of figuring out how much a retiree can spend...

Topics: Financial Planning

Medicare: Making Enrollment Make Sense

Posted Sep. 06, 2021

While one’s 65th birthday no longer signifies reaching the “Full Retirement Age” milestone for Social Security benefits, turning 65 still has a unique perk – gaining eligibility for Medicare. Being eligible for the program, however, doesn’t mean that it’s easy to decipher the best course...

Topics: Financial Planning

Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

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?

Inflation – Still Not Spooked (Seriously)

How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke – A Policy-Based Response

Medicare: Making Enrollment Make Sense

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