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The Intersection of Finance & Life Well-Being with Professor Meir Statman | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
12/09/2024

This week, join Kent Kramer for an insightful conversation with best-selling author, Professor Meir Statman, a leading expert in behavioral finance. Discover how financial security, optimism, and resilience contribute to overall life well-being. Professor Statman shares his inspiring personal journey and offers practical advice on balancing financial wealth with life’s other important aspects, such as family, health, and meaningful relationships.

What Are You Waiting For? | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
10/07/2024

This week, Kent Kramer discusses how the upcoming election is influencing financial decisions, with 63% of Americans deferring choices until after the results. Despite political uncertainty, markets have shown resilience, highlighting the importance of optimism and staying informed for navigating uncertain times.

Understanding Mortgage Rates: A Conversation with Todd Smith of Bank Iowa | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
09/23/2024

This week, Matt Moklestad has a conversation with Todd Smith, the Mortgage Director at Bank Iowa, as he breaks down the complexities of mortgage rates. With nearly 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry, Todd shares insights on how mortgage rates are determined, the factors that influence them, and tips for securing the best rates.

ROMO: Regret Over Missing Out | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
07/08/2024

In the first six months of 2024, NVIDIA has seen its stock price appreciate by just under 150%, which represented about 1/3 of the total gain of the S&P 500 in the same period. For those investors who did not own NVIDIA, they are likely experiencing ROMO. This week, Kent Kramer analyzes concentration of value and performance of the global stock market.

Whenever Possible, Don’t Do Dumb Things | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
06/24/2024

We believe that investors increase their chances of success by avoiding predictable mistakes -- those practices that sound like they should work but have been shown time and time again to have very low probabilities of success. This week, Kent Kramer examines different studies to help inform our fifth investment principle.

The Intersection of Finance & Life Well-Being with Professor Meir Statman | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
12/09/2024

This week, join Kent Kramer for an insightful conversation with best-selling author, Professor Meir Statman, a leading expert in behavioral finance. Discover how financial security, optimism, and resilience contribute to overall life well-being. Professor Statman shares his inspiring personal journey and offers practical advice on balancing financial wealth with life’s other important aspects, such as family, health, and meaningful relationships.

What Are You Waiting For? | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
10/07/2024

This week, Kent Kramer discusses how the upcoming election is influencing financial decisions, with 63% of Americans deferring choices until after the results. Despite political uncertainty, markets have shown resilience, highlighting the importance of optimism and staying informed for navigating uncertain times.

Understanding Mortgage Rates: A Conversation with Todd Smith of Bank Iowa | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
09/23/2024

This week, Matt Moklestad has a conversation with Todd Smith, the Mortgage Director at Bank Iowa, as he breaks down the complexities of mortgage rates. With nearly 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry, Todd shares insights on how mortgage rates are determined, the factors that influence them, and tips for securing the best rates.

ROMO: Regret Over Missing Out | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
07/08/2024

In the first six months of 2024, NVIDIA has seen its stock price appreciate by just under 150%, which represented about 1/3 of the total gain of the S&P 500 in the same period. For those investors who did not own NVIDIA, they are likely experiencing ROMO. This week, Kent Kramer analyzes concentration of value and performance of the global stock market.

Whenever Possible, Don’t Do Dumb Things | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
06/24/2024

We believe that investors increase their chances of success by avoiding predictable mistakes -- those practices that sound like they should work but have been shown time and time again to have very low probabilities of success. This week, Kent Kramer examines different studies to help inform our fifth investment principle.

The Market: The Original AI | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
05/06/2024

The acronym “AI” has become synonymous with Artificial Intelligence. But what is Aggregate Intelligence -- "AI"? This week, Kent Kramer explains how trusting markets and harnessing their power and prices is a fundamentally sound way to invest.