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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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No risk in sight - MMM37

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 23, 2020 • 0 Comments
No risk in sight - MMM37

Throughout the last 37 weeks I've been providing musings each Monday summarizing what I'm seeing in the investment world. Some of them have been quite long and wide-ranging, others have been fairly brief. This week, there is A LOT of news we could talk about, but I kind of wonder

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Post-Election Game Plan

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 18, 2020 • 0 Comments
Post-Election Game Plan

As we should expect in 2020, the results of the election have left an unclear picture about what happens next. The webinar below discusses:

  • What we learned from the election results (and what we didn't)
  • A look at some of the final outcome scenarios and what it means for the
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Lower your expectations - MMM Week 36

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • November 16, 2020 • 0 Comments
Lower your expectations - MMM Week 36

For the second week in a row we are greeted with some very positive COVID-19 vaccine results. Don't mistake the rest of the article as me not being extremely excited about this development. As I've said from the outset, I have full confidence in the American people, our scientists, and

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