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Adjusting EGA's Sails

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • February 05, 2019 • 0 Comments
Adjusting EGA's Sails

Hello again everyone.  We’ve had a pretty significant change over the past week in our EGA trading systems, leading to our tactical models showing bullish at the moment.  There were a couple changes in the past week to differing systems that led to that change. 

 

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Positive signs, but still stuck in neutral

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • February 04, 2019 • 0 Comments
Positive signs, but still stuck in neutral

Hello again everyone.  I’m sure all of you are being extra productive today (why is it not Super Bowl Monday?)  Well don’t worry, for those of you watching closely SEM isn’t slacking given the passing of the first day of the month with no changes

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It's (Almost) Always Sunny Somewhere

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 29, 2019 • 0 Comments
It's (Almost) Always Sunny Somewhere

 Happy January 29th!  Hopefully those of you in the North are staying cozy.  I pass along my 71 degrees (hope that helps).  Congratulations to *sigh* Patriots and Rams fans (not sure if the latter is a thing) and to those non-football fans who live in a

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How Secure is Your "2FA"?

By Dustin Briles • January 24, 2019 • 0 Comments
How Secure is Your "2FA"?

he term "2FA" - short for "two-factor authentication" - has experienced something that I initially called "the Kleenex effect". After a bit of searching, I found out that "the Kleenex effect" is a real thing and even has a name: "genericide". Wikipedia defines it like this (lightly edited for clarity)

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Technology,2FA

Three Questions Clients are Asking

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 22, 2019 • 0 Comments
Three Questions Clients are Asking

As we enter either the final stages of the bull market or go through the early stages of the bear market (nobody will know until they have the benefit of hindsight WHEN the bear market began) we are witnessing in client and advisor meetings something that always occurs — confusion/angst

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Bear Markets,Chart of the Week,Client Management,Market Returns,Market Update,Presentation
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