Ben Gegenheimer - Ameriprise Financial Advisor

12/16/2025

Still thinking about a New Year's Resolution for 2026? Consider this: investing early and often puts time on your side. What are you doing today to prepare for tomorrow? As little as $100/month can make a big difference over time.

12/11/2025

As we look ahead to 2026, U.S. economic growth could improve modestly, but it hinges on three key dynamics playing out. Ameriprise Financial Chief Economist Russell Price breaks down his economic forecast for 2026.

09/12/2025

Think about that friend....or colleague....or uncle....or it could've even been your financial advisor--who told you 3 months ago....or 6 months ago....or even a year ago that, "they aren't getting into the market right now--it's too high."
Show them this post.......and then tell em to call me.

US stocks were on pace for record closes as Wall Street's attention turned from an upbeat day marked by renewed AI fervor to the next tranche of critical economic data.

07/22/2025

If you’d like to discuss how the latest developments and trends are affecting your stock investments, let’s connect.

The year is far from over, and equity markets may still have a few surprises in the tank.

4 key themes — both old and new — that are likely to influence stocks in the final quarters of 2025.

06/27/2025

A LOT of talking heads had A LOT to say just three short months ago when the market dropped.....they're awfully quiet now.
Staying invested is absolutely the best, and arguably the easiest, thing that you can do--period, end of story.

The S&P 500 has soared more 20% since April.

06/23/2025

When it comes to college baseball -- there's LSU......and then there's everybody else.
Period, end of story.

With LSU winning all of its eight titles since 1991, the Tigers are college baseball's best program.

06/18/2025

Digital Excellence—it’s not just an award, it’s a way of life for our business, and our clients.

06/02/2025

Best May since 1990….chew on that for a minute.

Trust the process: buy quality, invest in proven strategies, buy and hold—and most importantly: be patient.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) capped off a historic May trading month with serious gains, the Nasdaq Composite ending the month over 9.5% higher and the S&P 500 seeing its best May since 1990. Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre — who also hosts the Stocks In Translation podcast .....

05/17/2025

Serving the Lord, and Serving the Community.
Did I happen to mention that I love pressure washing even more than I do picking up litter?!!

05/13/2025

It’s days like this that serve as a great example as to why we DON’T SELL in this type of volatile market. Instead, we should:

-buy quality/proven strategies
-buy and hold
-buy the dips

It’s just that simple, folks. Don’t complicate things.

Even though the tariffs reduction is larger than some analysts had anticipated, tensions remain, and goods shipped in from China will still be more expensive for U.S. consumers relative to the pre-tariffs scenario.

05/13/2025

My middle boy, Wil Paul, graduated from the St. Tammany Parish Fire Dept. over the weekend. I’m so incredibly proud of this young man. He has amazing work ethic, a big heart, and a bright future.

04/16/2025

Love the Boot week—one of the easiest, and perhaps most productive ways to give back just spending a few hours picking up litter.