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October 11, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Apply Markets

By Kent Kramer

10/11/2021

Friction can slow can down any machine. What was humming along only minutes or weeks ago, can labor under the strain of too little oil, a little sand in the gears, you name it. The US economy and markets have been seeing an increase in perceived frictions over the past month. Can we get back to smoother operations?

September 27th, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Asset Allocation

By Kent Kramer

09/27/2021

In Part two of our interview with Marlena Lee from Dimensional, Kent Kramer and Marlena dig deeper into changes to asset allocation and ESG investing risks and considerations.

September 14, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty

By Kent Kramer

09/14/2021

Two Dimensional Mutual Funds Will Be Converted to Exchange Traded Funds on September 10th

Category: Investing » Costs

By Kent Kramer

09/03/2021

Two Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) mutual funds that are held in after-tax accounts managed by Foster Group at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade will be converted by DFA to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on Friday, September 10th.

Two Dimensional Mutual Funds Will Be Converted to Exchange Traded Funds on September 10th

Category: Investing » Costs

By Kent Kramer

09/03/2021

August 24, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty

By Kent Kramer

08/24/2021

Is it possible to be too smart? Can a problem or set of circumstances be overanalyzed? Is there such a thing as too much information? There’s some evidence out there that this is indeed possible! Kent Kramer shares our perspective on what’s been happening in and around financial markets recently and what we think successful investors should be thinking about – without overthinking it!

What’s Your Best Buy: Firm Foundation or Castle In the Air?

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Avoid Predictable Disappointments

By Kent Kramer

08/13/2021

If an investor could discover the true worth of a company, a piece of real estate or even an idea, where “true worth” equated to the future value or price that others would pay, success would be almost certain to follow. Those opportunities that were priced significantly lower than the future value would be automatic buys. The one’s with higher prices today than the future price would be ones to avoid. If only it were that simple!

Webinar: Navigating The Proposed Tax Changes

Category: Financial Planning

By Kent Kramer

07/29/2021

There are a lot of unanswered questions about the newly proposed tax bill under the current administration. In this webinar, we explored the implications of the new proposals on your finances.

Are You Afraid of (Market) Heights?

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Accept Uncertainty

By Kent Kramer

07/26/2021

Investors have been experiencing some fear of heights recently. Many stocks and stock markets are at or near all-time highs. So, here’s the question investors need to ask themselves today, ”Do you think that stock markets 26 years from now will be higher or lower than they are currently, even if today is an all-time high?”

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