On Sexual Violence Against Women

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

The Hard Truths

Sexual violence against women is a serious abuse of women’s human rights, and an injustice experienced by women around the world.

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Sexual violence against women is a serious abuse of women’s human rights, and an injustice experienced by women around the world. The infographic above aims to highlight the reality of sexual violence and the different ways that women – children, adolescents and adults – can be affected by sexual violence throughout their lives. The first step to change is education, so let’s share the hard truths about sexual violence.

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Sexual Harassment in the [Healthcare] Workplace

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

And … How to Prevent It

By Staff Reporter Ashley

We’ve written about medical workplace violence and sexual harassment before on the ME-P and in our handbooks and texts. It is an increasingly important issue around the blog-o-sphere and in the real world.

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This harassment in the workplace Infographic explains through images what sexual harassment is and how to prevent sexual harassment from happening at your small business or [medical practice, clinic or healthcare entity].

The authors’ research shows that your business [practice] is more at risk than you think and that you need to act now in proactively protecting that business.

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WORLD: Sexual Health Day

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Today is World Sexual Health Day, and according to the World Health Organization, “good sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples, and families.”

This year’s theme is all about forming positive relationships, so consider taking some time today to reflect on yours (and maybe tell someone what they mean to you).

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Sexual Rights as Human Rights

One of the main aims of WSHD is to help people around the world recognize that sexual rights are basic human rights, and they are essential for peoples’ well-being and for living a fulfilled life. The day fosters a positive perspective on sexuality, one that is respectful of everyone’s sexual identity, irrespective of where they see themselves on the human sexuality spectrum. The spectrum is a continuous scale that goes beyond conventional gender binaries and suggests that sexuality is a fluid concept – one that can change over time and space.

Talking About It

Sexuality is an integral part of an individual’s life and identity. Despite this, sexuality and sexual health are often considered taboo subjects. World Sexual Health Day attempts to change this by engaging youth, adults, educators, sexual health practitioners, nonprofit organizations, and government policy-makers in an open and earnest conversation about sex, sexuality, and sexual health.

The day also encourages parents, teachers, guardians, and pediatricians to provide children and youth under their care with age-appropriate and scientifically accurate sex education. Comprehensive sexuality education can help young people and, eventually, adults, to be more sex-positive – the notion that all sex is good as long as it involves consenting participants and does not compromise their health. In addition, sex education promotes safe sex, which is one of the bedrocks of sexual health. It also helps make consent an integral part of all sexual encounters.

What Happens on World Sexual Health Day?

World Sexual Health Day is not an official holiday so businesses, schools, and government offices are open. Sexual health groups and educators organize outreach drives, conferences, and workshops to bring attention to the importance of sexual health in maintaining a happy and fulfilling lifestyle.

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How Stock-Brokers Execute Trades

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

What Every Physician-Investor Should Know

And … Why Trade Execution Isn’t Instantaneous!

By Dr. Gary L. Bode MSA CPA CMP [Hon]; PC

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Dr. Gary Bode; CPA, MSA, CMP

Many physician investors who trade through online brokerage accounts assume they have a direct connection to the securities markets.

But, they don’t. When you press “enter,” your order is sent over the Internet to your broker – who in turn decides which market to send it to for execution. A similar process occurs when you call your broker to place a trade.

While trade execution is usually seamless and quick, it does take time. And prices can change quickly, especially in fast-moving markets. Because price quotes are only for a specific number of shares, MD investors may not always receive the price they saw on their screen or the price their broker quoted over the phone. By the time your order reaches the market, the price of the stock could be slightly – or very – different.

Note: No SEC regulations require a trade to be executed within a set period of time. But if firms advertise their speed of execution, they must not exaggerate or fail to tell investors about the possibility of significant delays.

Tip: To avoid buying or selling a stock at a price higher or lower than you wanted, place a limit order rather than a market order. A limit order is an order to buy or sell a security at a specific price. A buy limit order can only be executed at the limit price or lower, and a sell limit order can only be executed at the limit price or higher. When you place a market order, you can’t control the price at which your order will be filled.

Example: You want to buy the stock of a “hot” IPO that was initially offered at $9, but don’t want to end up paying more than $20 for the stock. Place a limit order to buy the stock at any price up to $20. By entering a limit order rather than a market order, you will not be caught buying the stock at $90 and then suffering immediate losses as the stock drops later in the day or the weeks ahead.

Caution: Your limit order may never be executed because the market price may quickly surpass your limit before your order can be filled. But by using a limit order you also protect yourself from buying the stock at too high a price. 

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Dr. Gary L. Bode was Chief Executive Officer of Comprehensive Practice Accounting, Inc., a firm specializing in providing tax solutions to medical professionals. Originally, he was a board certified podiatrist and managing partner of a multi-office medical practice for a decade before earning his Master of Science degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina. He then served as Chief Financial Officer [CFO] for a private mental healthcare facility. Today, Dr. Bode is a nationally known Certified Public Accountant, financial author, educator, and speaker. Areas of expertise include producing customized managerial accounting reports, practice appraisals and valuations, restructurings, and innovative financial accounting as well as proactive tax positioning and tax return preparation for healthcare facilities. He has been quoted in Newsweek.

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SEPTEMBER: Stock Market Effect?

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Yesterday was only the first trading day of what’s traditionally Wall Street’s weakest month of the year, and September’s already living up to its reputation.

U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly weak start. The S&P 500 sank 2.1% to give back a chunk of the gains from a three-week winning streak that had carried it to the cusp of its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 626 points, or 1.5%, from its own record set on Friday before Monday’s Labor Day holiday. The NASDAQ composite fell 3.3% as Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks led the way lower.

Understanding the September Effect

From 1928 through 2023, the S&P 500 index has averaged a decline during the month of September.

Stock Trader’s Almanac. “September Almanac: Worst Month of the Year since 1950.” This is, however, an average observed over many nearly a century, and September is certainly not the worst month of stock-market trading every year. In fact, for some years September has been among the best-performing months. Moreover, while the average return for September is negative, the median return for that month has turned positive.

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While the September Effect might present a market anomaly in the sense that it violates the assumption of market efficiency, the effect is not overwhelming and, more importantly, is not predictive in any useful sense. This is because the time period under consideration will matter a great deal.

For instance, if an individual had bet against September over the last 100 years, that individual would have made an overall profit. If the investor had made that bet only since 2014, though, that investor would have lost money.  

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AbbVie: The Economic Recession Index?

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

The BOTOX Predictor Index?

By Staff Reporters

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It’s looking more than likely that we’ll see a recession in the next year, and Americans are preparing themselves by taking steps like delaying major purchases, allocating more of their income to savings, and staying in jobs they don’t love. Another thing they’re not doing? Getting Botox. And that’s bad news for AbbVie; according to Neal Freyman of Morning Brew.

AbbVie, one of the biggest drug manufacturers in the US, brought Botox into its medical aesthetics portfolio—which also includes the popular dermal filler Juvederm—in 2020, when it bought rival drug maker Allergan for $63 billion. AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez said during the company’s Oct. 28th earnings call that the company expects the aesthetics business to take a hard hit in 2024 as recession fears cause consumers to be more cautious with their spending.

“Based on all the data we’ve been observing, especially in the US, with both the consumer-confidence index and real personal consumption expenditures trending down and continued high inflation, these factors are putting pressure on consumer’s discretionary spending,” Gonzalez said.

AbbVie lowered its 2022-23 full-year forecast for its aesthetics business by $600 million, down to $5.3 billion. After the earnings call, AbbVie’s stock fell 4.3%. Through the third quarter of 2022, Botox has brought in $1.97 billion for the aesthetics business. The third quarter saw $637 million in cosmetic Botox sales, down from an expected $640 million. Gonzalez said he doesn’t think the hit on sales will last long, though.

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“As consumer confidence improves, we would once again expect the market growth to accelerate. Our aesthetics portfolio experienced a rapid and sustained recovery following the 2008, 2009 recession,” Gonzalez said.

But Botox also faces a new competitor, called Daxxify, which just got FDA approval in September. Made by Revance Therapeutics, the drug may last longer: In clinical trials, Daxxify injections lasted six to nine months, while Botox injections typically last three months.

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DAILY UPDATE: Berkshire Hathaway & the “September Effect” Stock Market Collapse

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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The September Effect refers to the historically weak stock market returns observed during the month of September. In fact, September has been the worst performing month, on average, going back nearly a century.

Stat: $1 trillion. That’s how much Berkshire Hathaway is now worth. The Warren Buffet-led company is the first outside of tech to join the trillion-dollar club, joining behemoths like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. (the Washington Post)

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What’s down

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Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500® index (SPX)dropped 119.47points (–2.12%) to 5,528.93; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) fell 626.15 points (–1.51%) to 40,936.93; the $COMP plummeted 577.32 points (–3.26%) to 17, 136.30.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield gave back seven basis points to 3.84%.
  • The VIX soared to 20.72, the highest since August 13.

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Visualize: How private equity tangled banks in a web of debt, from the Financial Times.

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