Economy and Investing

Short Take: Will we bump our heads on the debt ceiling?

Posted Sep. 10, 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. could be forced to default on its obligations sometime in October if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling. While this is a matter of grave concern, we’ve been here before and survived. As we dig deeper,...

Topics: Economy and Investing

How Much Does a Dollar Cost?

Posted Aug. 05, 2021

How much does a dollar cost? The answer varies depending on your interpretation of the question. According to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, physical dollars cost 6.2 cents to print. Note that two-dollar bills cost the same amount to print, which...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Risky Business: When Bonds Act Like Stocks

Posted Jul. 08, 2021

Clients sometimes ask us why we don’t recommend carrying municipal bonds in their portfolios, often in response to learning about the tax advantages of owning them or perhaps after hearing about relatively higher yields in the municipal bond market. Before sharing our rationale, let’s first...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Inflation (yep, again) – An Investigation of Three Charts

Posted Jun. 10, 2021

Here we go again. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its reading on the inflation rate over the past 12 months. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 5% (4.7% expected), the largest increase since 2008. Core CPI, which accounts for the price increase...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Timeless Lessons

Posted May. 26, 2021

Our strategic partners at Dimensional are celebrating their 40th anniversary as a firm, and Founder, David Booth, used the milestone as an opportunity to reflect on the lessons he’s learned from his decades in finance. We find that Booth’s reflections and beliefs align very closely...

Topics: Dimensional Fund Advisors, Economy and Investing

Investing is Forward Looking

Posted May. 13, 2021

Our strategic partners at Dimensional often share with us educational tools and resources that creatively illustrate key strategies of our shared approach to investments. This quick video sharing why investors might think twice about chasing the biggest stocks caught our attention and felt worthy of...

Topics: Dimensional Fund Advisors, Economy and Investing

‘Inflation is Coming! Inflation is Coming!’ How Yeske Buie has Positioned Clients’ Portfolios to be Protected

Posted May. 13, 2021

Well, as we said a month ago, everyone’s talking about it, and that’s certainly still true today: inflation is seemingly on everyone’s mind. Writing for the Wall Street Journal last week, James Mackintosh is one of many in the media ringing the inflation alarm bells...

Topics: Economy and Investing

Our Bubble Rebuttal

Posted Apr. 29, 2021

We thought this piece – “Wild Market Ride Lifts Everything from Lumber to Stocks to Bitcoin” - that ran in The Wall Street Journal did a nice job summarizing some of the perspectives investors have about current market conditions. We’ve highlighted some of the article’s...

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A Global Pandemic: One Year Later

Posted Apr. 20, 2021

We live in a different world than we did just a year ago, and if there's one thing that we've learned over the years, it's that seasons of change can bring about a lot of questions! Have you found yourself wondering... What was the effect...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Webinars

The Elephant in the Economic Recovery Room

Posted Apr. 15, 2021

It. feels. like. everyone. is. talking. about. it. What is “it”, you might ask? Inflation, of course. As the world’s economies recover and the US economy continues its return to its pre-COVID form, policy-makers, investors and economists have set their eyes on inflation as one...

Topics: Economy and Investing