What has your money done for you lately? The times are changing and interest rates are rising.
In this episode, Thom Guidi, CFA, talks about ways to put your cash to work, whether that’s money you have set aside for an emergency or cash saved for spending you anticipate in the next year or so.
Thom shares more about:
Why cash yields are a topic of conversation right now
Sometimes two is better than one, and that’s the philosophy at Foster and Motley, where financial planners and investment managers work side by side with you.
In this episode, David Nienaber, MBA, CPA, CFP®, and Ryan English, MBA, CFA, CPA, CFP®, discuss how their dual-advisor approach helps ensure their advice truly is personalized to each client’s unique circumstances and goals.
David and Ryan share more about:
How financial planning and investment management are different but complementary professions
The Power of &
Ways the dual-advisor approach benefits the client
Mark Motley knows that a solid organization, and mission, is never built out of a place of scarcity. He also knows that no matter how deep your experience, or broad your connections, nothing replaces relationships and a model built upon serving people. When Mark Motley and Dave Foster founded Foster & Motley in 1996, they brought together their expertise in the areas of financial planning and investments, but mostly, they were united in the idea that clients could be served in a way that is both practical and compassionate. They haven’t looked back since. As a young man, Mark got in the trenches serving people when he spent two years on a church mission to Northeastern Brazil. After his experience there, he went on to the University of Kentucky and then to the largest bank in central Kentucky, First Security Bank, where he served as a vice president and trust investment officer for more than six years. During his time there, he obtained the CFA® designation and rose to be the number two investment person in the $1.2 billion trust department. Following that, it was on to Bartlett & Co. in Cincinnati, before the founding of Foster & Motley.
When the markets are down, there may still be opportunities.
In this episode, Joe Patterson, CFP®, discusses a few ways that you can make the most of the current market environment. He touches on tax planning, distribution scheduling and more.
Joe also discusses:
Opportunities for implementation of tax loss harvesting
Why this might be a good time to evaluate Roth conversions
The investments in your portfolio usually grow. At least that’s the goal. But those investments may also generate income. So what is portfolio income and what role can it play, especially in retirement?
In this episode, Thom Guidi, CFA, discusses the importance of portfolio income and the impact of portfolio income in a down market.
We are in a period of significant change with interest rates and it’s happened in a period of about six months.
In this episode, David Nienaber, MBA, CPA, CFP®, and Rachel Rasmussen, MBA, CFA, CDFA®, talk about how inflation is impacting many areas of people’s finances.
David and Rachel share more about:
How inflation impacts the decision to stay in your home or to move
How people have been dealing with higher borrowing costs
Why it’s time to re-evaluate your cash
How interest rates can put pressure on stock prices
Peanut butter and jelly, Laverne and Shirley, Foster and Motley. All of these iconic pairs have changed the game in their own right.
For more than a year, the financial planners and investment managers at Foster and Motley have shared their knowledge and insights on this podcast. But how did the firm come to be?
In this episode, Dave Foster and Mark Motley share how they started their careers in finance and built a successful business relationship with each other. Dave and Mark walk down memory lane to share insight into how they have run their business, maintaining its success through the years.
Dave and Mark share more about:
The history of their relationship, including how Foster & Motley was formed
Why company growth has never been a driving goal for Dave and Mark
How they’ve built their team to meet the needs of clients
Historic shifts and challenges in the market that Foster & Motley have faced head-on
True financial independence is when you’re working because you want to and not because you have to. Understanding what you have and what your goals are is the first step to becoming financially independent.
In this episode, Thom Guidi, CFA, and Luke Hail, MBA, CFP®, discuss what it means to be financially independent and provide you with four actionable steps to help you move closer to your goal of financial independence.
There comes a time in your life when you may not welcome being another year older. But if you plan ahead, it can make the difference between a senior lifestyle you choose and the one that someone else chooses for you.
In this episode, Tony Luckhardt, MBA, CFP®, CRPC®, and Amy Thomas, CPA, discuss some of the tough decisions that come with senior care. They also provide some advice on how to evaluate the options.
Tony and Amy share more about:
What senior care means
Why thinking about it before you need it makes the most sense
Questions to ask as you consider different senior care facilities
Losing a loved one is an emotional time. One way you can make dealing with it a little easier for your loved ones, is to have a strong estate plan and family letter in place. Your appointed executor is there to make your final wishes come to pass, but they need to know what you wanted.
In this episode, Zach Binzer, CFP® and Zach Horn, MBA, CFP®, CMFC®, discuss this important role of being an executor.
Zach and Zach share more about:
What being an executor entails
How both parties can prepare for this role
What a executor is expected to do at the time of death
