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Cover image for a BOK Financial report titled “Timing the market: How avoiding volatility entirely can hurt long-term reinsurance program performance.” The image shows several road construction barricades with flashing amber warning lights lined up in a nighttime work zone. Beneath the image, red text explains that avoiding volatility can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long-term surplus growth. The BOK Financial logo appears at the bottom right.
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Timing the Market Can Hurt Long-Term Program Performance

For dealer-owned reinsurance entities, avoiding volatility entirely can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long term surplus growth. Missing just a handful of strong market days can materially impact cumulative returns—an important reminder for long horizon trust and investment strategies.

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ArticlesSeptember 25, 2019

3 Digital Retailing Myths Debunked

Concerns over costs, the customer experience, and intangible benefits have prevented many dealers from competing in the digital sales and F&I arena. Separate fact from fiction with this three-minute read.

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ArticlesSeptember 23, 2019

Why Dealership Staff Fear Digital Retailing (and What to Do About It)

Dealers see the potential for more sales, higher profits, and improved CSI scores that digital sales and F&I can bring. Your employees fear the loss of job security and the burden of new responsibilities.

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Newsby Tariq KamalSeptember 23, 2019

Ind. Dealer Courtney Cole Loses Cancer Battle

Courtney Cox Cole, the former sixth-generation co-owner of Indiana’s Hare Chevrolet and member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at 48 from complications related to lung cancer.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2019

KBB Enhances Instant Cash Offer Dealer Tool

Kelley Blue Book has introduced a redesigned Dealer Admin Tool as part of a series of enhancements to its dealer- and customer-facing Instant Cash Offer platform.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2019

Report: Used-Vehicle Prices Up 2% From 2018

J.D. Power’s latest index finds average prices for used vehicles were up 2% year-over-year in August. Analysts say the segment will continue to drive profits for dealers for the foreseeable future.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

ADESA Livestreams CPO Auction for FCA Dealers

ADESA partnered with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to debut the next phase of its Simulcast cloud-based online auction solution at a national meeting of franchised dealers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

vAuto Joins Inventory, Recon Management With New Integration

An enhanced integration with iRecon will allow dealers using vAuto Provision to manage inventories and reconditioning at the same time, an ‘end-to-end’ process billed as the industry’s first.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

Secondary Lease Approvals Dip Below 69% in August

Swapalease.com reports a high number of applicants and a slightly tighter credit market in August. A 68.9% approval rate fell short of July’s 69.1% and represented a 5.1% year-over-year decline.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

PAR Gets masterQueue Skip Tracing Platform

PAR North America announced an expansion of its partnership with masterQueue, adding the latter’s skip tracing technology in an effort to increase recovery rates.

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Newsby Tariq KamalSeptember 19, 2019

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again, Stock Market Responds

Stock are on the rise following the second quarter-point reduction to the federal funds rate in less than two months. No further cuts are planned for this year or next, guaranteeing further pressure from the White House.

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