by brentwelch | Dec 1, 2020 | True Wealth
Written by Brent J. Welch, CFP®, ChFC, CRPS®, CLU, AIF® True Wealth is something that money can’t buy and death can’t take away. I remember visiting my 75 year old friend John in the nursing home. He was recovering from hip surgery when a blood clot went...
by brentwelch | Aug 1, 2020 | Financial Planning, Investments, Retirement Planning
Written by Brent J. Welch, CFP®, ChFC, CRPS®, CLU, AIF® Did you know that forty-four percent of American’s don’t know if they are on track for retirement¹? Sixty-Two percent of Americans have never had a retirement plan put together for them.¹ Eighty-four percent...
by brentwelch | Jul 1, 2020 | Financial Planning
Written by Brent J. Welch, CFP®, ChFC, CRPS®, CLU, AIF® The message of the Bible seems clear; we should “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another…” (Rom. 13:8). Sometimes we need to borrow money to buy a home or to finance a...
by brentwelch | Jun 1, 2020 | Investments, Stock Market
Written by Brent J. Welch, CFP®, ChFC, CRPS®, CLU, AIF® In 2020, we set a new record! We all experienced the shortest “bear market” in history!* A bear market is defined as a market drop of 20% or more. During the horrifical banking crisis of 2009, Warren...
by brentwelch | May 1, 2020 | Investments, Stock Market
Written by Brent J. Welch, CFP®, ChFC, CRPS®, CLU, AIF® Alpha is the first letter in the Greek alphabet denoting the first of a series of items or categories. The dictionary also tells us that the Alpha is the brightest star in a constellation. You’ve probably heard...