This strategy will use a combination of Index ETFs, US Treasury bonds, notes, and bills, US Treasury bond ETFs, US dollar ETFs, and cash. The portfolio weighting will shift between equity, bonds, notes, bills, dollars, and cash based on varying market and macroeconomic conditions. The major index portion will use ETFs to gain exposure to the following indices:  Russell 2000, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Jones Industrial Average. The US bond portion of the strategy will have exposure to US Treasury bonds, notes, or bills of varying duration. The US dollar portion provides currency exposure.

Fact Sheet – Major Index, US Bond, and US Dollar Strategy

This strategy is designed to provide income from US dividend paying equities. The strategy is an actively managed multifactor strategy. The strategy combines momentum, growth, quality, value, safety, catalysts, and macroeconomic factors when selecting equities. The strategy will hold 10-40 equity positions. Individual positions in the strategy are typically in the range of 2% to 10%, seldom exceeding 15% of the entire strategy. The portfolio weighting will shift based on varying market and macroeconomic conditions. These holdings may be individual equities of all market capitalizations. The market sector weightings are determined by the number of opportunities and the prospect for earnings and dividend growth within different sectors.

Fact Sheet – US Dividend Income Strategy

This strategy is designed to provide income from US and foreign dividend paying equities. The strategy has an overall value focus looking for undervalued and mispriced companies with apparent and sustainable competitive advantages in US and international marketplaces. The portfolio weighting will shift based on varying market and macro-economic conditions. These holdings may be individual equities and/or ADRs of all market capitalizations both foreign and domestic. The strategy may hold companies domiciled outside of the US. The market sector weightings are determined by the number of opportunities and the prospect for earnings and dividend growth within different sectors.      

Fact Sheet – Global Dividend Income Strategy

This strategy is designed to provide income from US and foreign interest paying bonds. Individual positions will seldom exceed 30% of the entire strategy. The portfolio weighting will shift between fixed income investments based on varying market conditions. The strategy uses a broad array of fixed income products including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic government and corpoate bonds, notes, and bills, U.S. dollar denominated investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mutual funds, ETNs, and ETFs. Allocation among these various asset types can vary significantly over time.

Fact Sheet – Bond Income Strategy

This strategy is designed to provide non-correlated, asymmetric returns. Franson Financial’s Global Macro strategy looks to provide returns in part through systematic trend following, multifactor, global macroeconomics, and special situations. The systematic part of the strategy invests in a range of global markets and does not have any subjective buy-or-sell decisions. Multifactor combines momentum, growth, quality, value, safety, and macroeconomic factors when selecting equities and fixed income. Global macroeconomic factors consider secular or cyclical tailwinds based on the direction of growth, inflation, supply constraints and special situations.

Fact Sheet – Global Macro Strategy

Franson Financial will help develop a personal investment strategy for the client and will manage a portfolio based on that personal strategy. A target portfolio allocation between various asset classes will be determined and implemented based on that strategy.