Mark Triplett | September 12, 2022 Is it better to be an owner or lender? A simple question worth asking yourself. Would you rather be the owner of your home (a relatively consistent appreciating asset I might add) or would you rather be the lender? As an owner you borrow […]
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401(k) Contribution Plan
Gabe Fransen | July 26, 2022 In the late 1970’s Congress enacted Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) as part of the Revenue Act, which set the path for employees to contribute a percentage of their salary to their employer’s 401(k) plan. There have been several detailed changes to 401(k)’s since […]
Read MoreMarket 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 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 MoreHow 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 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 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 […]
Read MoreSaving and Investing with Dollar-Cost Averaging
Gabe Fransen | January 14, 2022 With the new year here, many of you will have new goals driven by a New Year’s resolution and many of those goals will be financially related. I’m confident that none of those financially related goals are focused on losing money or having a […]
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Income Planning for Post Working Years
Gabe Fransen | December 15, 2021 Does following the 4% rule provide for a successful Retirement Income Plan? With inflation, market fluctuations and the plethora of other variables in life, one could argue that having a customized, detailed, and well-thought-out income plan would be a wise decision – it’s just […]
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