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

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,...

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...

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The Economy, Financial Markets, and Year-End Planning

Posted Sep. 28, 2021

We're on the cusp of the final fiscal quarter of 2021 and there's a lot of planning to be done before the end of the year - and not just for your Thanksgiving dinner! In this presentation, we discuss the economy, financial markets, and year-end...

Topics: Economy and Investing, Webinars and Videos

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,...

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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 7.5 cents to print. Note that two-dollar bills cost the same amount to print, which...

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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

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Economy and Investing

Soundbite: An Encouraging Story About the Health of the US Economy

Three BIG Questions for 2022

New Year, Same Story: Inflation Inquiries

Bond Returns Have Been a Bust – What Gives?

Inflation – Still Not Spooked (Seriously)

The Economy, Financial Markets, and Year-End Planning

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

How Much Does a Dollar Cost?

Risky Business: When Bonds Act Like Stocks

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

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