Economy and Investing

How Low Will Stocks Go?

Posted May. 12, 2022

It was only a few short weeks ago that we got together for our webinar on April 21st (Russia, Inflation, and Oil - Oh My!), and since then financial markets have had an ugly run. Through May 11th, both the S&P500 and the MSCI All...

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Russia, Inflation, and Oil – Oh My!

Posted Apr. 21, 2022

Our pair of resident economists, Dr. Dave Yeske and Yusuf Abugideiri, teamed up to bring you our latest commentary on the economic and political ongoings that are dominating headlines and impacting your portfolio. Specifically, they review: The strengths of the economy Your portfolio performance relative...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Webinars and Videos

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),...

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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’...

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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...

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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...

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Three BIG Questions for 2022

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

Just a few weeks into 2022, a wide variety of stats and updates on topics including inflation, interest rates, and pending tax legislation have bubbled to the surface, and it's enough to leave any investor wondering, what's the all mean for me? You've got questions,...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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