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Our Favorite Book & Podcasts of 2023

Category: Uncategorized
By Kent Kramer
11/28/2023

“What books would you recommend?” “What podcasts do you listen to?” At Foster Group we often get asked questions like these. Here’s a short list of some recent responses from our team. 

One Paycheck from Ruin

Category: Financial Planning » Cashflow
By Garrett Jackson
03/22/2019
Having a plan in place, with an emergency fund, is the difference between a small financial inconvenience and a catastrophe that could potentially alter your life.

October 12, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Factors / Premiums
By Kent Kramer
10/13/2020

1:15 - In the News: What Employment Can Tell Us About Economic Recovery
2:52 - Stock Market Returns in October
3:43 - Value Stocks vs Growth Stocks Historical Returns
5:19 - Why Do Value Stocks Tend to Outperform Growth Stocks?
9:37 - What Should I be Investing in Now?

June 8, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Economics
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 7, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Alternative Investments
By Kent Kramer
06/07/2021
It’s summertime and we have two summer’s worth of movies to look forward to after 2020’s reduced calendar. AMC, a company that runs movie theaters has seen their stock value go way up in the past few weeks. Is this about great movies or something else? This week Kent Kramer talks about two different valuation theories: Firm Foundation Theory and Castle-in-the-air Theory.

June 22, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Diversification
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

June 21, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
06/21/2021
As investors we are bombarded with continuous news on the stock market and bonds. We think it can be helpful to take a step back and ask the question: are the indexes on the financial media a proper point of reference for you?

Join Us October 20th for a Special Education Event!

Category: Foster Group
By Foster Group
10/06/2022

Uncertainty is unavoidable. It's all in how you react to it. In this educational conversation, we'll talk with David Booth and Senator Bill Bradley about adapting and controlling what you can -- hearing personal stories about facing challenges and strategies they've developed to help make better decisions.