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Buy high, sell higher (Pt 2) - MMM v5-43

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • October 21, 2024 • 0 Comments
Buy high, sell higher  (Pt 2) - MMM v5-43

"Buy low, sell high," - easy to say, much more difficult to do. Last week we discussed the natural human emotions which drive our investment decisions. Generally speaking, the more stocks go up, the more we fall in love with them. As they start to fall a bit of fear

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Musings,Valuations

Buy high, sell higher? - MMM v5-42

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • October 14, 2024 • 0 Comments
Buy high, sell higher? - MMM v5-42

There are a lot of adages thrown around the investing world. One of the most common is "buy low, sell high." It makes sense. If you want to get the best return on anything, you want to buy it at the lowest price possible. As humans, it is not so

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Musings,Behavioral Finance

Preparing for the Election - Part 2

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • October 11, 2024 • 0 Comments
Preparing for the Election - Part 2

As we move closer to the election, we are seeing more and more confident predictions about what a win from either side will mean for the economy and your investment portfolio. In this webinar we focus on what the DATA says about the true key drivers of the economy, what

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Presentation,election,SEM University

Redemptive Reversals: Esther Study (Part 3)

By Courtney Dent • October 09, 2024 • 0 Comments
Redemptive Reversals: Esther Study (Part 3)

At the end of last month's blog, we were left with a sort of cliffhanger, not knowing what was going to happen to Esther, Mordecai, and the rest of the Jews. Esther and Mordecai were going to stand firm in their faith, even though it meant risking their lives to

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Cornerstone,Impact,Esther Study

Stick to the data - MMM v5-41

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • October 07, 2024 • 0 Comments
Stick to the data - MMM v5-41

Friday morning I had CNBC on while I made our twins' breakfast. It was the morning of the jobs report and I wanted to get a feel for the market's reaction. As is often the case one 'expert' would argue how good things are and another 'expert' would state his

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