In a matter of days, the United States government could potentially default on its debt for the first time in history. The showdown in Washington is causing many folks to become very anxious about the future, and how a US default might impact their retirement plans. If you’re paying attention to the major news media […]
Royal Fund Management | June 14, 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 naturally […]
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 had not experienced a full 10% […]
Mark Sorenson | March 04, 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 patience, all will be ok […]
Mark Sorenson | February 21, 2022 The market has weakened over the last few days based on two main uncertainties. This market commentary should provide some perspective during market corrections like we are experiencing right now. It is interesting that the market historically goes up 80% of the time, but we tend to forget, this […]
The COVID-19 vaccine is rolling out and being administered across the country. Triplett-Westendorf Financial Group CEO Mark Triplett spoke with Des Moines Iowa’s KCCI news about what impact this has on your money. https://youtu.be/_ppkx0QYN1Q
In this month’s recap: stocks rose as better-than-expected corporate earnings and progress on a COVID-19 vaccine encouraged investors. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Mark Triplett, August 2020 U.S. Markets Stock prices rallied in July as further development of a COVID-19 vaccine and better-than-expected corporate financial reports encouraged investors. The S&P 500 gained 5.5 […]
Wow! A quarter to remember! After the market had its fastest selloff ever from a market high to a bear market, the reversal took hold in the 2nd quarter. A bear market is defined as a 20% pullback from a previous high. Interesting to note, this bear market replaced 1929 as the swiftest on record. […]
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 like a radioactive hot potato. The prospects of a recession seem […]
If you want a great return on your money you need to take on more risk. The investment firms on Wall Street have been conditioning the general public to accept this as reality for decades. There is truth to the risk reward relationship. However, there are ways to increase your return without exposing your hard-earned […]