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CIG Asset Management Update August 2020: A Reminiscence of a Bubble Past
The S&P 500 recorded its best August return since 1986,
up +7%. The S&P5, the so called FAAMG stocks, provided a majority of the
S&P return for the month. Developed
market stocks, excluding the U.S., as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, rose
4.9% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 2.1%.
Domestic fixed income measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate,...
CIG Asset Management Update July 2020: Mettle versus Metal
Hopefulness around a COVID-19 vaccine, expectations of
additional stimulus, and better-than-expected quarterly corporate earnings in
the U.S. bolstered investor sentiment and risk assets in July. Positive vaccine
announcements were dominant in investors’ psyche despite a record spike in
infection rates in many parts of the country and poor macroeconomic data.
The...
Examine Your Healthcare Practice’s Cash Flow to Keep Business Healthier
Medical or dental practice expenses have to be paid —
whether cash flow is strong or weak. Focusing on cash inflows and outflows can
help ensure that your practice will have enough cash available to meet its
ongoing needs.
Examine Cash Inflows
How long does it take to convert a patient visit or a
medical procedure into cash in the bank? Because receiving...
CIG Asset Management Update June 2020: The Ride
The pandemic-infused markets have been a roller coaster ride during the first half of 2020. After a short climb in January and February, the S&P 500 Index fell by 35% in just over one month and then staggered back up the lift hill. What twists and turns the market roller coaster will offer next is difficult to know.
Going forward, the best
possible outcome in our...
Expanding your medical or dental practice to offer telehealth patient care
Telehealth (also called
telemedicine) is the use of information and telecommunications technologies to
provide health care across time and/or distance1, and its use has
become more prevalent during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The two-way, real
time interactive communication between a patient and a practitioner at a
distant site through telecommunications equipment that...
Your Legacy: Why Act Now?
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Your Legacy: Building Resilience
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Your Legacy: What’s Changed?
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Boosting your healthcare practice’s cash flow during a pandemic
Many medical and dental practice owners were surprised to find their offices closed by statewide shutdown orders preventing non-essential medical and dental services. Even as states reopen elective healthcare, practices may find a drastically different market for services. That demand uncertainty for medical and dental services, coupled with the threat of future...
Safeguarding Your Wealth with Proper Asset Protection Planning
Protecting accumulated wealth should be a cornerstone of your financial plan. A solid financial plan will address who or what poses the threat of taking away what you have earned and puts measures in place to limit the severity of those threats. These threats are often unseen and not easily predictable and therefore may cause a derailment from the path to your goals if...
Planning for a Rebound: Preparing to Buy a Medical Practice
For some time, you have thought about expanding your
practice. However, you haven’t taken things much further because the right
opportunity hasn’t appeared. Now, the
micro-economic climate in your market is rapidly changing and a nearby
practice may be put on the market soon. It looks
like it would fit in perfectly with your plans for expansion, but before you...
NUCLASSICA benefitting Henry Ford Health System Bob and Sandy Helping Hands Fund: Thursday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. LIVE on Zoom
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J-NIMhAlRTiNaRXyNq4Idw
CIG Capital Advisors is pleased to host a special live virtual concert event on Thursday, July 2 at 7:30 p.m. exclusively for our clients and friends, with Detroit electro-pop violin band NUCLASSICA! This hour-long concert is dedicated to the many members of the healthcare...
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