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Cinderella’s Castle

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Jon Evans
05/05/2017

Annuities- Read the Fine Print

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By Ross Polking
04/04/2018

Being a Counterintuitive Investor – Do Stock Markets Follow GDP?

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
06/06/2019
It turns out GDP growth rates and stock market performance are not highly correlated in the way we would expect.

Timing Isn’t Everything

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Foster Group
08/01/2019
Attempting to buy individual stocks or make tactical asset allocation changes at exactly the “right” time presents investors with substantial challenges.

Carrot Cake, Portfolios, and Recipes that Deliver!

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
09/27/2019

The Future is Uncertain. Better to Prepare than Predict.

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Jason Brown
10/08/2019
Because I work for Foster Group, a firm dedicated to truly caring for the financial lives of those we serve, a lot of the conversations we have with regard to this uncertainty relate to money

$1 Trillion!

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Matt Moklestad
01/24/2020
Four companies have reached a market cap of $1 Trillion. What does this mean for your portfolio?

How Elections Affect the Market

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
02/28/2020
A bit of history helps bring some perspective to trying to read too much into the influence of elections on stock markets. 

Good News About Portfolio Costs from DFA

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Matt Moklestad
03/10/2020
Investors will benefit from a reduction in investment costs associated with funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), effective February 28, 2020. 
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Cinderella’s Castle

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Jon Evans
05/05/2017

Annuities- Read the Fine Print

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Ross Polking
04/04/2018

Being a Counterintuitive Investor – Do Stock Markets Follow GDP?

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
06/06/2019
It turns out GDP growth rates and stock market performance are not highly correlated in the way we would expect.

Timing Isn’t Everything

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Foster Group
08/01/2019
Attempting to buy individual stocks or make tactical asset allocation changes at exactly the “right” time presents investors with substantial challenges.

Carrot Cake, Portfolios, and Recipes that Deliver!

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
09/27/2019

The Future is Uncertain. Better to Prepare than Predict.

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Jason Brown
10/08/2019
Because I work for Foster Group, a firm dedicated to truly caring for the financial lives of those we serve, a lot of the conversations we have with regard to this uncertainty relate to money

$1 Trillion!

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Matt Moklestad
01/24/2020
Four companies have reached a market cap of $1 Trillion. What does this mean for your portfolio?

How Elections Affect the Market

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Kent Kramer
02/28/2020
A bit of history helps bring some perspective to trying to read too much into the influence of elections on stock markets. 

Good News About Portfolio Costs from DFA

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Matt Moklestad
03/10/2020
Investors will benefit from a reduction in investment costs associated with funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), effective February 28, 2020. 

April 3, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
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 » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
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 » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments
By Matt Moklestad
04/23/2020
Matt Moklestad gives a brief reminder of why diversification is important, especially in these volatile times.
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