Jumping the Shark

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • March 06, 2017 • 0 Comments

In the television industry there is a term used when a show goes completely “off the rails”. It is based on the Happy Days episode where Fonzie jumps a shark. Most critics say that was the point the show was essentially over. Now whenever a show gets sidetracked

Value Still Matters

By Jeff Hybiak, CFA • December 05, 2016 • 0 Comments

“The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.”
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

This weekend while browsing the “Nerd Links” I came across the monthly update on valuations from Advisor Perspectives. I found myself thinking, “what’s the

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The purpose of SEM’s Traders Blog is to provide simple explanations about the current market environment. It is designed to give advisors talking points about the market and for individual investors to better understand what is happening.

Each week SEM posts a Chart of the Week to illustrate one aspect of the market in a different way than you might hear in the mainstream financial media. Throughout the week other posts will be made depending on the volatility, news events, or changes in SEM’s Scientifically Engineered Models