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Are You Getting the Top 4% of the Market? | Financial Perspectives

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Kent Kramer , CFP®, AIF®

Michael Westphal

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Are You Getting the Top 4% of the Market? | Financial Perspectives

How many stocks does it take to really move your portfolio? It’s a surprisingly small number. This week, Kent Kramer is joined by Foster Group’s Director of Investments, Michael Westphal, to help answer this question.

0:00 – Introduction

2:50 – Top 5 Wealth-Creating Firms 1990-2020

4:16 – Visualizing Hendrik Bessembinder’s Findings

6:46 – The Importance of Diversification

13:18 – Closing Thoughts

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