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Watch your step - MMM Week 41

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 21, 2020 • 0 Comments
Watch your step - MMM Week 41

Back in June, if I told you on December 21 we'd have two vaccines being distributed and Congress just agreed on a nearly $1 Trillion additional stimulus bill how many of you would have bet the stock market would be looking to open down nearly 2%?

If 2020 has taught

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Musings,COVID19

When will the bubble burst? - MMM Week 40

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 14, 2020 • 0 Comments
When will the bubble burst? - MMM Week 40

Last week Airbnb stock opened 115% above it's initial public offering (IPO) price. It closed up 113% on the day. When discussing it with Cody, our Client Portfolio Manager who holds an Accounting degree, he said, "That's just crazy. How does anybody justify that price?" When I mentioned it to

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Musings,Valuations,High Yield Bonds

Winter is coming - MMM Week 39

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 07, 2020 • 0 Comments
Winter is coming - MMM Week 39

Winter has arrived here in Virginia. We woke up to snow flurries south of Richmond. You'd think with virtual school there would be no more snow days, but that is not the case apparently even with the snow not sticking to the pavement and expected to be done by 10

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Why the Cornerstone Portfolios are important to us

By Courtney Dent • December 01, 2020 • 0 Comments
Why the Cornerstone Portfolios are important to us

2020 has been a challenging year for a lot of people – feeling isolated, virtual school, job loss, losing loved ones, etc. It's been a reminder that we live in a broken world and nothing is ever promised. Some people might not have been affected too much by the changes, while

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Pick a side - MMM Week 38

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 30, 2020 • 0 Comments
Pick a side - MMM Week 38

As we enter the final month of 2020 many investors will be making plans for 2021. I could write several thousand words listing all the things we should be considering. Instead, I thought we'd use my favorite tool – a 2-column list to look at the current market environment.

As I've

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