Articles by Gabe Fransen
Market Down? Make Lemonade With Lemons
Gabe Fransen | July 6, 2022 Being invested in the stock market brings risk and volatility to your portfolio of assets. They say the higher the risk, the higher the reward over long periods of time, but when we are in a period of market decline, it can sometimes be […]
Read MoreJune 13, 2022 Market Commentary – Royal Fund Management
June 13, 2022 The market continues to test one’s resolve. In 1933, a quote became famous when President Roosevelt said, “…the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”. This famous quote seems appropriate today as related to the current economic and market environment. The current amount of uncertainty […]
Read MoreStrategies for Tax Liability Mitigation in Retirement
Gabe Fransen | June 3, 2022 As you move from your working years to your post working years, the transition can be complicated. Instead of income coming into the household and investments being added to, it’s now time to take distributions from those retirement accounts for your income needs. With […]
Read MoreMay 6, 2022 Market Commentary
How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect my Retirement
Gabe Fransen | April 20, 2022 It is likely that you have heard about rising interest rates and inflation lately. Inflation has topped 8% year over year as of March 2022. We haven’t seen this level of inflation since 1981, when we saw it hit 10.32% year over year. Will […]
Read MoreQuarterly Market Overview April 2022 – Royal Fund Management
April 14, 2022 We started the 1st quarter 2022 after a strong 4th quarter 2021. The S&P500, DJIA and NASDAQ all finished the year at or near all-time highs. The market was unable to build on the December gains, and we hit some turbulence starting about the second week of January. We […]
Read MoreHow Many Recessions Do You Have Left?
Mark Triplett | September 3, 2019 The term recession seems to be gaining a lot of airtime lately. Fears of an economic slowdown seem to be everywhere. Many folks are tuned in to the fearmongering, and allowing it to affect their daily lives. “Recession” gets tossed around in the media […]
Read MoreMarch 04, 2022 Market Commentary
Mark Sorensen | March 4, 2022 Uncertainty continues to impact the market. Geopolitical concerns like we are currently experiencing usually cause a negative market reaction in a shorter time frame, but historically they are always buying opportunities in hindsight. Investors need to look through market corrections and know that with […]
Read MoreInflation
Gabe Fransen | February 22, 2022 I’m writing this piece in early February of 2022. Inflation! I bet you’ve heard this word a lot recently. I’d put money on it that you have been feeling it’s affects at the grocery store and gas pump. It’s hard to bury the fact […]
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