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Being a Counterintuitive Investor – Do Stock Markets Follow GDP?

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Being a Counterintuitive Investor – Do Stock Markets Follow GDP?

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer, Foster Group

The Cambridge Dictionary defines counter intuitive as “something that…does not happen in the way you would expect.” We have an intuition about something, an expectation about …

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Losing Your Ties, Losing Your Data

BY JOE KRISTAN, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly

Rain every day. Soaked ground. Persistent minor flooding all spring. For Iowans of a certain age, this spring was enough like the one 26 years ago to make …

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Is It Time to Reconsider the C Corporation?

BY JOE KRISTAN, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly

Grandma’s pies were the best pies.

I know, everyone thinks their grandma made the best pies, but my Grandma’s were the best. If she were still baking, she …

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Is It Time to Reconsider the C Corporation?

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Is a Recession Around the Curve?

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer, Foster Group

What interest rate would you expect to receive on a:

12-month CD? 5-year CD?

If your answer was higher for the 5-year CD, you are expressing the …

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Keys to Integrating Executive Compensation and Benefits

BY MARCUS IWIG, CFP®, CPA, MAcc Lead Advisor

The key to success is creating a plan that integrates all of your benefits and is designed to help you achieve your goals. Having a clear understanding …

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Effectively Utilizing Deferred Compensation Plans

BY MARCUS IWIG, CFP®, CPA, MAcc Lead Advisor

Executives have an array of benefits that can be very effective in meeting their financial goals. One of those benefits is deferred compensation plans or, more technically, …

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Facility condition assessments allow companies to prioritize, save money

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Effectively Utilizing Deferred Compensation Plans