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What's Next?

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • April 15, 2020 • 0 Comments
What's Next?

With the stock market calming down somewhat and the country looking at the next phase of the crisis, I wanted to take some time to walk through what we are seeing in the economy, the stock market, and SEM's investment models. I know many advisors and investors alike have questioned

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Market Update, the Fed, and the Virus - MMM Week 5

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • April 13, 2020 • 0 Comments
Market Update, the Fed, and the Virus - MMM Week 5

I'm not sure if keeping track of how many weeks helps, but we're entering the 5th week since the country began shutting down. I was in Tucson for my quarterly trip to our office there when the panic really began. That was the week the NBA and then all other

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A Battle-Tested Plan

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • April 08, 2020 • 0 Comments
A Battle-Tested Plan

We are all being bombarded with charts, data, projections, opinions, and webinars on what will happen with the economy and the stock market. Advisors and investors alike are scrambling to come up with a plan. As you work on them, here are 10 thoughts to consider:

1.) Clearly the stock

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Using Azure and Cloudflare to host our risk questionnaire for $0.01 per month.

By Dustin Briles • April 06, 2020 • 0 Comments
Using Azure and Cloudflare to host our risk questionnaire for $0.01 per month.

In December of last year, we released a new version of our risk questionnaire. This allows clients to input some information, answer 10 questions, and get a portfolio which matches their risk tolerance - all from their computer or smart phone. See this blog post for more information and a

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Zoom, Investment Advice, and the Virus - MMM Week 4

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • April 06, 2020 • 0 Comments
Zoom, Investment Advice, and the Virus - MMM Week 4

As we start week 4, at least in Virginia of the Coronavirus shutdown, I find myself when I finally slowdown on the weekends pondering just how surreal this all is. Here are some of the random thoughts I had over the weekend.

  • It seems Zoom was in the right place
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