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May 10, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Fixed Income / Bonds
By Kent Kramer
05/10/2021
Daniel Wallick joins us from Vanguard for a two-part interview on our bi-monthly Financial Perspectives. This first part centers on interest rates, inflation, and the bond market. Are you wondering about what part bonds play in your portfolio and what do interest rates and potential inflation have to do with that?

April 26, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Foster Group Investment Principles » Apply Markets
By Kent Kramer
04/26/2021
Markets have been reaching some all-time highs recently. US stock markets, foreign stock markets, even newer assets like bitcoin, SPACs, and NFTs have been soaring much of the past six months. At these relatively high values more than a few skeptics are predicting a fall. Some say correction – a temporary minor adjustment; some say crash – major problem ahead. Is there a reason to be acrophobic – fearful about markets at record heights?

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Category: Foster Group
By Reed Rinderknecht
04/23/2021

We live in a world where many people disagree on almost everything. It is easy to get caught up in our own heads, our own fears, or our own biases.

CFP or ChFC, What’s the Difference?

Category: Foster Group
By Kadin White
11/08/2019
Knowing the educational scope of a specific designation will help you feel comfortable that the financial advisor you are working with has the knowledge and experience to help you pursue your goals.

Money Can’t Buy Happiness, or Can It

Category: Financial Planning » Behavioral Finance
By Caleb Brown
10/29/2019
The book Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton has changed the way I think and feel about spending. It’s based on academic research that identifies ways that spending can increase our joy, something I didn’t think possible before reading this book!

Single Stock- Too Much of a Good Thing

Category: Financial Planning » Closely Held Business
By Marcus Iwig
10/25/2019
Executives often have a significant portion of their wealth in their company stock. For retiring or retired executives, or those who have more than their holding requirements, we work to determine how much, if any, they should continue to hold and how to tax-efficiently decrease their exposure as needed.