by Tony Van Gelder | May 19, 2023 | Congress, Financial Planning, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Debt Ceiling Showdown” I thought this recent article from Capital Group did a good job summarizing the debt ceiling issues and what, if anything, investors should be doing as a result. Unfortunately, the reality is that we’ve been here before in...
by Tony Van Gelder | May 12, 2023 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Retirement, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Getting Financially Organized” Getting organized and staying disciplined can be difficult with any area of life. Sometimes when results can be visibly seen it can be a motivator (think staying fit or keeping your house clean). However, when it comes to...
by Tony Van Gelder | May 5, 2023 | Financial Planning, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Is Cash King Yet Again?” The rapid and parabolic rise of interest rates throughout 2022 and into 2023 has meant that there are finally alternatives to investing only into high growth stocks. For so much of the bull run in 2020 and 2021, the alternatives...
by Tony Van Gelder | Apr 21, 2023 | Charitable donations, Financial Planning, Investing
“Donor Advised Funds are a great way to be more intentional and tax efficient with your charitable giving!”
by Tony Van Gelder | Mar 31, 2023 | Financial Planning, Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog Current Monetary Policy from the Federal Reserve This week’s post comes straight to you from Brian Wesbury who is the chief economist at First Trust. I appreciated his unique outlook and focus on the money supply vs. simply talking about interest...
by Tony Van Gelder | Mar 24, 2023 | Financial Planning, Investing, Investing Goals, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog 2022 was Tough; What’s the Outlook for 2023? Investors just went through one of the toughest investment years in history. This was quite a change from 2019, 2020, and 2021 which saw strong stock and bond returns despite the pandemic. The question on...
