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Putting market losses in perspective

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 19, 2018 • 0 Comments
Putting market losses in perspective

Depending on how the last part of December plays out, we could be bombarded with doomsday headlines. Already I’ve seen articles talking about the “worst start to December since the Great Depression” from both CNBC and CNN.  The market losses are showing up on local news stations and in

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Market losses,Market Update,Presentation,SEM Model Update,Volatility

Finance 351: Sensitivity of Stock Valuations

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 14, 2018 • 0 Comments
Finance 351: Sensitivity of Stock Valuations

Volatility has returned to the markets with full force this year. The financial media continues to point to various culprits every time the stock market makes a major move up or down. This has left investors wondering how one small piece of information can cause the stock market to fall

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Behavioral Finance,Chart of the Week,Investing Basics,Presentation,Valuations

How Quickly Things Change

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 07, 2018 • 0 Comments
How Quickly Things Change

This week our nation mourned the loss of George H.W. Bush. While he certainly had his faults as all humans do, the countless stories about his amazing life made it clear — he was respected from both sides of the political spectrum. Part of this was because he respected

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Chart of the Week,Politics,Social Cycle

Competition for Stocks

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 30, 2018 • 0 Comments
Competition for Stocks

For the past 12 years I’ve heard market cheerleaders compare the dividend yield on the S&P 500 to Treasury Bond yields. The argument was simple…….why would you invest in such low yielding instruments when you could get this “nice” yield by

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Chart of the Week,Dividend Yield,Market Update

Plenty to Be Thankful For

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 20, 2018 • 0 Comments
Plenty to Be Thankful For

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. My mom instilled in us that no Christmas decorations, music, or movies were to appear until the day after Thanksgiving. It saddens me that Christmas season now seems to start the day after Halloween. Our family still follows my mom’s rule,

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Chart of the Week,Thanksgiving
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