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Barbell Portfolios Can Be Hard To Hold On To

Category: Investing
By Marcus Iwig
11/03/2021

Barbells work great at the gym because they put weight on a bar in such a way that it’s balanced, leaving room in the middle for someone to use it to workout. We often see portfolios that are designed like a barbell at the gym: lots of risk in one account and lots of cash or very short-term securities in another. In aggregate, it might produce some balance, but the reality is that it can create some real challenges.

The Influence of Trust

Category: Financial Planning » Behavioral Finance
By Jason Brown
10/11/2021

A good relationship with our clients comes down to a handful of things. One of those things is whether a client trusts that we know more than they do about the type of investing we do at Foster Group.

Investment Policy Statement – Why Is It Important?

Category: Investing
By Matt Moklestad
10/08/2021

It is important for all investors, whether an individual, family, retirement plan, or nonprofit, to plan their investment approach around their goals and objectives. Investment Policy Statements (IPS) often document these items. Here are four reasons why it is important to have a clearly articulated IPS.

An Investment Portfolio Is Like a Good Smoothie

Category: Investing
By Joe Bantz
10/04/2021

Recently, I rediscovered the benefits of homemade smoothies for breakfast. They are nutritious, natural, easy to make, efficient, and delicious! This morning, I was thinking about how a good investment portfolio is like a good smoothie! 

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?

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.

You Will Have Forgotten Monday, July 19

Category: Investing
By Jason Brown
08/26/2021

By the time you read this, you will have most likely forgotten today. My guess is that you won’t remember what went on this day. You might remember a feeling or thought you had when you heard what was happening in the stock market. But then, you sent an email, mowed your lawn, took your dog on a walk and ate something healthy, like broccoli, for dinner.

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.

2020: A Predictor’s Kryptonite

Category: Investing
By Kent Kramer
08/24/2020

At the end of 2019, Foster Group’s Investment Strategy Group wanted to create an object lesson to illustrate how hard it is to predict what will happen in financial markets and the world in general.

What I Think About When Working From Home

Category: Investing
By Walt Mozdzer
05/29/2020
In the blink of an eye, it seems, our lives have taken a major turn, because of a sneaky, harmful, invisible germ. The concept of uncertainty is real and palpable.

Vaccine for Physician Pocketbooks

Category: Investing » Asset Allocation
By Ross Polking
05/07/2020
While many in the healthcare profession are working tirelessly to meet the demands the COVID-19 virus has placed on the system, others have seen their hours cut and sources of income dwindle. Here are some options for those of you whose financial situation has changed dramatically in the past few months.