Our responsibility is to understand the full context of a client’s financial life—their goals, priorities, concerns, and the decisions they’re facing. From there, we apply disciplined planning, evidence-based investment strategies, and fiduciary care to help bring clarity to complexity and support confident decision-making over time.”

Buck Olsen, CEO, and Shareholder

Financial Planning

Foster Group offers financial planning services to help individuals and families manage long-term wealth with confidence. As a fee-only, fiduciary financial advisory firm, we provide objective guidance focused solely on your best interests.

Our integrated planning approach combines investment management, retirement planning, tax-aware strategies, and risk management into a personalized roadmap that evolves as your goals and life circumstances change. With decades of experience, Foster Group helps clients make informed decisions and stay focused on what matters most.

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Financial Planning Lifestyle

Too Many Choices: Turning Charitable Intent Into a Meaningful Charitable Giving Strategy

Ashlee Vieregger

Ashlee Vieregger, JD, CFP®, CTFA, AEP®, TPCP®

11/10/26

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Financial Planning Tax

3 Tax-Efficient Charitable Giving Strategies

Walt Mozdzer

Walt Mozdzer, CFP®, CAP®, CEPA

11/06/26

Family gathered around a table having a conversation about charitable giving and shared values.
Financial Planning Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month – November 2026

Michael Westphal

Michael Westphal, CFA

11/01/26

Kids having fun with money
Financial Planning

Teaching Kids About Money: The Three Bucket Approach

Brittany Heard

Brittany Heard, CFP®, CKA®, CFT™, CDFA®

10/23/26

Financial Planning

Financial Perspectives: Estate Planning Across Three Generations

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Ashlee Vieregger

10/19/26

Three Generations of Woman
Financial Planning Lifestyle

Estate Planning for the Sandwich Generation

Gretchen Muller

Gretchen Muller, MBA

10/19/26

Family at Table
Financial Planning Lifestyle

The Clock is Ticking: Three Ways to Prepare Adult Children for Legacy Wealth Stewardship

Ashlee Vieregger

Ashlee Vieregger, JD, CFP®, CTFA, AEP®, TPCP®

10/08/26

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Financial Planning Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month – October 2026

Jack Davies

Jack Davies, CFA

10/06/26

Sherri Nielsen, President & Ceo of Easterseals Iowa.
Financial Planning Lifestyle

Generosity in Action: Easterseals

Foster Group

Foster Group

10/01/26

Older couple sitting together on a couch, smiling while looking at a smartphone with a laptop in front of them.
Financial Planning Tax

2026 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist

Daniel Hawthorne

Daniel Hawthorne, CFP®, RICP®, MS

09/25/26

What I've Learned About Living Well Into My 90s | By Mary Kramer and Connie Wimer
Financial Planning Lifestyle

What I’ve Learned About Living Well Into Your 90s

Gretchen Muller

Gretchen Muller, MBA

09/24/26

Financial Planning Tax

Financial Perspectives: Year-End Tax Planning: Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before December

Hosted by : Marcus Iwig & Isabel McMillen

09/18/26

Investment Management

Foster Group’s investment management services are built on disciplined strategy, evidence-based research, and fiduciary care. As a fee-only fiduciary wealth management firm, we design and manage diversified investment portfolios aligned with your long-term goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Our approach helps ensure prudent asset allocation, cost efficiency, tax awareness, and thoughtful risk management—helping clients navigate market volatility while staying focused on growth, retirement readiness, and lasting financial security.

Gretchen Muller Kent Kramer
Investments

Webinar: Stay Calm – A Conversation with David Booth, Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Kent Kramer

11/10/26

Investments

10 Questions to Ask After Your Financial Advisor’s Firm Is Sold

Foster Group

Foster Group

09/21/26

How Much of the Market is AI-Driven | Matt Moklestad
Investments

What Nvidia Teaches Us About the Power of Diversification

Matt Moklestad

Matt Moklestad, CFP®, CIMA®, AIF®, MBA

07/21/26

Gretchen Muller
Investments

Financial Perspectives: Why Your Portfolio Needs a Lifeboat – A Conversation with Baird’s Warren Pierson

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller

With guest Warren Pierson

07/11/26

Questions?
Investments

Spurs in 5: Understanding Markets Near All-Time Highs

Ryne Oller

Ryne Oller, CFP®, MBA

06/30/26

Gretchen Muller Ben Berger
Investments

Financial Perspectives: How to Plan for Inflation – What You Can and Can’t Control

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Ben Berger

05/17/26

Investments

The Real Benchmark for Your Portfolio: Your Required Rate of Return

Zach Dalluge

Zach Dalluge, CFP®, CKA®

04/21/26

Investments

What the Patchwork of Returns Reveals About Diversification

Ben Berger

Ben Berger, CFP®

04/14/26

Gretchen Muller
Investments

Staying Invested During Uncertainty: A Conversation with Wes Crill (Dimensional Fund Advisors)

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller

04/11/26

Investments

What I Learned About Nurturing New Beginnings at Every Stage of Life

Gretchen Muller

Gretchen Muller, MBA

04/10/26

Investments Chart of the Month

Chart of the Month – April 2026

Jack Davies

Jack Davies, CFA

04/07/26

Kent Kramer Gretchen Muller
Investments

Financial Perspectives: Investing During Periods of Uncertainty – Iran Conflict and Market Considerations

Hosted by : Kent Kramer & Gretchen Muller

03/25/26

Charitable Giving & Estate Planning

Foster Group’s charitable giving and estate planning services help individuals and families implement thoughtful strategies for meaningful legacy, effective wealth transfer, and philanthropic impact. As a fee-only, fiduciary advisory firm, we provide personalized guidance to align your estate plan with tax-aware giving, your family goals, and your long-term financial priorities. Our approach helps ensures your assets are protected and your philanthropic intentions are executed with clarity and purpose.

SelectWealth for Individuals

Foster Group’s SelectWealth Services are designed for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with complex financial lives. If you’re responsible for stewarding $10 million, $50 million, $100 million—or more—you may find it increasingly difficult to secure the level of sophistication, coordination, and insight required to advance your family’s vision, solve complex challenges, and sustain generational wealth.

Designed for families with complex lives, SelectWealth pairs you with a handpicked team of experienced advisors who deliver personalized guidance, consolidated reporting, legacy planning support, and multi-generational continuity strategies. As a fee-only, fiduciary firm, we focus on tailored solutions that align long-term goals with disciplined decision-making and holistic clarity.

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