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April 3, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
04/03/2020
In this Foster Group update, Chief Investment Officer, Kent Kramer gives an investment recap from the past week and discusses bear markets, recessions, and recovery.

April 17, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
04/17/2020
Kent gives a recap of the market over the past week including a look at the current state of unemployment. He also takes a look back at the past 20 years of asset class returns.

Concentration Can Be a Killer

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
04/23/2020
Matt Moklestad gives a brief reminder of why diversification is important, especially in these volatile times.

April 24, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
04/24/2020
Kent gives a quick recap of market performance so far this year and why it’s important for investors to stay invested. He also takes a look at the oil price shock and how oil and energy prices have affected the economy historically.

May 7, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/07/2020
2:03 - Recap of the News this Week
4:17 - Market Results for the Week
4:45 - Largest US Companies in the NASDAQ Index
9:15 - A Historical Look at NASDAQ Returns

May 15, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/15/2020
0:58 - Recap of the News this Week
2:14 - Market Results for the Week
3:01 - What Companies Will Do Best Coming Out of the Crisis?
3:40 - Quality and Growth
7:04 - Growth or Value
9:32 - Growth or Value or Something Else?

May 22, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
05/22/2020
0:51 - Recap of the News this Week
2:40 - Market Results for the Week
3:42 - What Do Low Interest Rates Mean for Investors?
6:40 - Fixed Income Analysis
7:45 - Corporate Bond Default Rates
8:21 - Corporate Bonds vs Treasuries

Concentration Can Be a Killer

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
04/23/2020
Matt Moklestad gives a brief reminder of why diversification is important, especially in these volatile times.

April 24, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
04/24/2020
Kent gives a quick recap of market performance so far this year and why it’s important for investors to stay invested. He also takes a look at the oil price shock and how oil and energy prices have affected the economy historically.

May 7, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/07/2020
2:03 - Recap of the News this Week
4:17 - Market Results for the Week
4:45 - Largest US Companies in the NASDAQ Index
9:15 - A Historical Look at NASDAQ Returns

May 15, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/15/2020
0:58 - Recap of the News this Week
2:14 - Market Results for the Week
3:01 - What Companies Will Do Best Coming Out of the Crisis?
3:40 - Quality and Growth
7:04 - Growth or Value
9:32 - Growth or Value or Something Else?

May 22, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
05/22/2020
0:51 - Recap of the News this Week
2:40 - Market Results for the Week
3:42 - What Do Low Interest Rates Mean for Investors?
6:40 - Fixed Income Analysis
7:45 - Corporate Bond Default Rates
8:21 - Corporate Bonds vs Treasuries

May 29, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/29/2020
0:55 - This Week's News
2:39 - This Week's Financial Highlights
4:36 - Why Is the Stock Market Up When the Economy Is Down?
5:12 - Stock Prices Are Forward Looking
8:06 - Average Returns After Downturns Have Been Positive

June 8, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
06/08/2020
1:45 - Last Week's News
3:06 - Last Week's Financial Highlights
4:40 - How Will the US Pay for All This New Debt Spending?
7:54 - What Does GDP Mean for the Stock Market?

June 22, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
06/22/2020
0:45 - News: June 15th – June 19th, 2020
2:49 - Markets: June 15th – June 19th, 2020
3:47 - What Is a REIT?
4:28 - How Have REITs Been Impacted So Far in 2020?
5:14 - REIT Sectors & YTD Returns
6:55 - A Closer Look at Office REITs

July 13, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
07/13/2020
1:25 - News: June 27th to July 10th
3:49 - Recent Market News & 2020 First Half Markets
6:40 - Headline Risks
12:04 - Know the Sources of Headline Risk
13:53 - Resist Investment Action Based on Headline Risk
15:04 - Develop a Checklist for Headline Risk

July 28, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
07/28/2020

1:14 - News: July 13th - July 24th
4:06 - Market News: July 13th - July 24th
5:40 - Are We There Yet?
7:56 - Which Party Is Better?
11:10 - Seeing Only the Negative