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Chart of the Month – August 2025

Category: Financial Planning » Estate & Transfer Planning
By Jack Davies
08/05/2025

Many Iowa farms are likely to change hands over the next 20 years. Learn why preparing now can help protect the legacy and livelihood of Iowa’s family farms.

Chart of the Month – June 2025

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty
By Jack Davies
06/03/2025

Asset Class Returns – Can We Just Pick the Winners?

Chart of the Month – April 2025

Category: Investing » Market History » Expected Returns
By Jack Davies
04/15/2025

Are bonds an income generator—or just dead weight? Let’s find out.

Chart of the Month – February 2025

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty
By Jack Davies
02/11/2025

2024 was another great year for the U.S. stock market, with the S&P 500 index returning 25%. Now that the year is over, we can analyze the winners and losers of 2024. Let's take a look.

Chart of the Month – December 2024

Category: Investing » Economics
By Jack Davies
12/05/2024

Chart of the Month – October 2024

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty
By Jack Davies
10/03/2024

Is stock market growth a thing of the past? Headlines making predictions about this have come and gone, some turning out to be spectacularly wrong. Let’s take a look.

Chart of the Month – August 2024

Category: Investing » Interest Rates
By Jack Davies
08/07/2024
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