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Cryptocurrency: Not for the Faint of Heart

Category: Investing
By Ryan Lamoureux
07/23/2021

Will cryptocurrency replace the $20 bill in your pocket? Will the decentralization/digitization of currency end up solving anything? Will it be of long-term value? Or will it end up being only a place for speculators to try and capitalize on the sentiment of others? Anyone wanting to allocate to cryptocurrency should understand the inherent uncertainty and volatility of this relatively new digital commodity.

December 13, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
12/13/2021
Are you wondering what happened to that big tax and spending bill that was working its way through Congress, you know the one that was supposed to raise taxes on most Americans with incomes over $400,000 and invest heavily in various domestic programs? You’re not alone. This week Kent Kramer discusses what is in and what is out of the latest rendition of the Build Back Better Bill.

December 2021 Asset Class Performance Charts

Category: Investing
By Foster Group
01/07/2022
A review of the monthly performance of various asset classes including benchmark indices and representative mutual funds used by Foster Group in the execution of our portfolio allocation strategy.

December 7th, 2020 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
12/07/2020
1:10 - In the News: COVID-19 Surges, Vaccines, and Employment
3:32 – November Market Review
4:14 – Equity Factors
4:41 – Macroeconomic Factors Overview
5:00 – Style Factors Overview
7:07 – Style Factors in the Market

Decoding Crypto(currency) Webinar, June 3, 2021

Category: Investing
By Foster Group
06/03/2021
Are you curious about all the buzz around Cryptocurrency? What is it and should you consider investing in it? Tune in to our on-demand webinar where Kent Kramer, Jason Brown, and Ryne Oller dive into decoding cryptocurrency.

Do Small Company Stocks Like New Presidents?

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
02/22/2021

In the three months since Joe Biden was elected President of the United States, small company stocks have risen more than 30%. Four years ago, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and small company stocks went up almost 20% in the twenty-six days surrounding the election, from November 3rd to December 9th. Do small company stock investors just like new Presidents?

Do You Have an All-Weather Portfolio

Category: Investing
By Jon Evans
03/15/2019
While no portfolio is designed to perfectly handle every scenario, we believe that thoughtful planning, combined with evidence-based portfolio construction, can help investors achieve a higher probability for long-term success in various market conditions.

DraftKings Knows More About You Than You Know About You

Category: Investing
By Jason Brown
09/16/2021

For 12 seconds, consider what a company knows about you and their own profitability if they are willing to offer you a $500 risk-free bet to get started. That’s what DraftKings just promised me in a commercial. Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? OK, the 12 seconds are up. What did you come up with?

Elections and Your Money

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
09/10/2020
Kent Kramer and Jason Brown discuss the potential tax implications of either political party being in office and how the market and economy have performed historically in election years.

Elections and Your Money Part II: Post-Election

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
11/05/2020
In this Q+A-style webinar, Kent Kramer and Jason Brown addressed: Questions arising from the November 3rd election, what has, hasn’t, and could change as a result of our country’s decision, and how investors should respond to the uncertainty surrounding the election.

Elections and Your Money Q&A

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
09/22/2020

Since we were unable to answer all of the questions asked during the live webinar, we'd like to share some of the questions and answers in written form.

Embrace Uncertainty!

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
12/30/2019
We may not like uncertainty, but we need to understand and embrace it to keep ourselves positioned for both survival and success.

Equilibrium Markets in the Time of COVID

Category: Investing
By Guest Blogger
09/09/2021

Over the years, Foster Group has utilized a number of mutual funds and exchange traded funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). DFA was founded in 1981 on the idea of making academic investment research and empirically based portfolio management accessible to investors. In this article, Professor Kenneth French describes how markets responded to the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 22, 2021 Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
02/22/2021
Every week it seems there is a new story about which investment, which “trade”, is making amazing money. Each new story brings a sense of urgency, act quickly before it’s too late. You can’t afford to miss out on this one. There are at least 3 important risks investors should pay attention to, some are urgent, some are important, some are both, some are neither.