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Can anything stop the market? - MMM v5-7

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • February 12, 2024 • 0 Comments
Can anything stop the market? - MMM v5-7

The S&P 500 closed the week above 5000 for the first time in its history. After stumbling to start the year, this is the 5th straight positive week for the mega-cap growth heavy index.

I was once again back at the Liberty University School of Business, this time

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Musings,Valuations

Too strong? - MMM v5-6

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • February 05, 2024 • 0 Comments
Too strong? - MMM v5-6

We've said it many times – when the Federal Reserve has spent too much time focusing on bailing out the stock market anytime there is a 5% drop in stocks, sometimes the market does not react like you think it would.

During the 4th quarter of last year, stocks staged a

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Hidden Stress - MMM v5-5

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 29, 2024 • 0 Comments
Hidden Stress - MMM v5-5

The economy continues to chug along and the pundits continue to marvel at its strength. The Fed is doing all but taking a victory tour in their ability to beat inflation without causing a recession. Very few people seem to be concerned about the prospects of a recession.

Last week

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BRI Objections - Part 1: Performance

By Courtney Dent, Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 24, 2024 • 0 Comments
BRI Objections - Part 1: Performance

We started offering our Cornerstone Portfolios in 2020. Over the last few years, we've received a lot of questions and objections to these biblically responsible investments (including push-back from Christians). After years of rebutting the objections we receive for Cornerstone, we decided to start a series going through the common

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Buy high, sell higher? - MMM v5-4

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 22, 2024 • 0 Comments
Buy high, sell higher? - MMM v5-4

The S&P 500 and NASDAQ both closed at all-time highs on Friday. This adds to the already euphoric attitude most market participants had going into 2024. Nothing is on the horizon that can stop the stock train, or at least that's the current perception. For what it's worth,

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Musings,Valuations
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