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40 Years Later - MMM v2-13

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • March 29, 2021 • 0 Comments
40 Years Later - MMM v2-13

Tuesday is the 40 year anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Reagan. I remember this because it was on my 7th birthday. I of course feel terrible for my selfish feelings of 'my day' being ruined by all the adults only wanting to watch news coverage of this and

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Musings,debt,Budget Deficit,GDP

This will be a problem - MMM v2-12

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • March 22, 2021 • 0 Comments
This will be a problem - MMM v2-12

I've enjoyed the celebrations the past few weeks about how far we've come in the past year. I'm as excited as everyone about our ability to emerge from the pandemic. So many positive things happened in the past year. We of course have had many negative things happen.

The problem

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Musings,debt,Federal Reserve,Valuations

Having a Plan is Key - MMM v2-11

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • March 15, 2021 • 0 Comments
Having a Plan is Key - MMM v2-11

Stocks are back to all-time highs despite a brief "inflation" scare a couple of weeks back that knocked 10% off the NASDAQ and significantly more than that off the more popular momentum stocks. Most Americans will be once again receiving some nice payments from the Federal Government and the expectation

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Musings,inflation,economic growth

Post-COVID Outlook

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • March 12, 2021 • 0 Comments
Post-COVID Outlook

We've reached the 1-year mark on when the COVID panic began. In the first SEM University of 2021, I discussed:

  • Areas to focus on as we move forward
  • Potential risks to watch
  • Opportunities emerging during the recovery
  • How SEM is prepared for whatever happens next
  • What you should be doing
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Presentation,SEM University,COVID19,COVID-19

The Fruit of the Spirit - Cornerstone Impact Blog

By Courtney Dent • March 10, 2021 • 0 Comments
The Fruit of the Spirit - Cornerstone Impact Blog

In several parts of the Bible the analogy of trees and fruit are used to describe believers. Bearing good fruit – our actions – is a result of having the Spirit work within us and our character changing to be more like Christ. John 15 is Jesus' allegory of the vine and

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