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The Gospel & work (Every Good Endeavor - Part 3a)

By Courtney Dent • January 14, 2023 • 0 Comments
The Gospel & work (Every Good Endeavor - Part 3a)

People tend to make sense of things by attaching it to a storyline or narrative. A story has an account of how life should be, an explanation of how it got thrown off balance, and some proposed solution to put life right again. When we discussed worldviews in previous chapters,

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Faith Based Leadership,Every Good Endeavor

The Letter of James: Introduction

By Courtney Dent • January 11, 2023 • 0 Comments
The Letter of James: Introduction

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. With the start of the new year, I'm going to be starting a new Bible study. For most of the year, we'll be going through the letter of James. While this is a shorter book in the Bible, it is filled with

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Cornerstone,Impact,James Study

Soft landing? - MMM v4-2

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 09, 2023 • 0 Comments
Soft landing? - MMM v4-2

Wall Street likes to throw around a lot of terms as they attempt to form a narrative for their clients. Often times the narrative begins to shape the analysis done by those firms. For instance, I mentioned last week the forecasts for the top Wall Street firms. JPMorgan & BMO

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Musings,Economic Update,recession,SEM Model Update

Good Riddance - MMM v4-1

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • January 03, 2023 • 0 Comments
Good Riddance - MMM v4-1

I think most investors are relieved to put 2022 in the rear-view mirror. 2022 started with so much optimism from most market participants. The Federal Reserve threw cold water on the markets the second trading day of the year when they warned about the need to fight inflation. Both stocks

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Musings,Market Returns,Predictions

4th Quarter 2022 - Winter Newsletter

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 28, 2022 • 0 Comments
4th Quarter 2022 - Winter Newsletter

The year everything went wrong

A year ago we called 2021, “the year everything went right.” We discussed how all forces aligned to drive the stock market higher. The primary driver was $5 Trillion in stimulus from the government combined with another $5 Trillion of money poured into the Wall

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