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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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NewsFebruary 22, 2018

Carvana Adds Vehicle Pickup Garages

Carvana Curbside creates a new option for the online retailer's users: street-facing garages that house sold used vehicles.

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US Bank to Offer Financing Decisions Through AutoGravity

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NewsFebruary 21, 2018

Going Big: Californians Sour on Small Cars

The CNCDA reports California dealers closed out 2017 with a marked increase in sales of larger vehicles and a corresponding decline in small-car sales.

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NewsFebruary 21, 2018

AutoLoop Identifies Fixed-Ops Pitfalls

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NewsFebruary 20, 2018

Blinker Adds Ally’s F&I Protections, Expands Into Florida and California

Blinker was founded in 2016 by a team of industry veterans from US Bank, CarMax, GM Financial, and Cox Automotive. With this week’s announcements, the startup is quickly gearing up to take on private-party marketplaces like Craigslist, Letgo, Autotrader, Cars.com and Facebook Marketplace.

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NewsFebruary 20, 2018

ELEAD1ONE Introduces DealBuilder Digital Retailing Solution

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ArticlesFebruary 19, 2018

Fraud Alert: Dealer Loses $88K to ID Thief

A web-savvy sales manager made a sweet deal that went sour when the ‘buyer’ turned out to be a sophisticated online scammer.

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ArticlesFebruary 16, 2018

Q&A: Fix Your Hiring Process and Reduce Turnover

Dealership hiring expert Scott Brinkman shares strategies and insights you can use to attract and retain quality applicants to build a highly qualified, diverse and productive workforce.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 15, 2018

New York Fed: Credit Scores Rise as Household Debt Reaches New Peak

Credit scores in the fourth quarter of 2017 were only a half a point higher than the median score recorded during the first quarter of 2009. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2017 auto loan origination volume reached the highest level it has ever observed.

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