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Nikki is a Senior Associate Advisor at Foster Group, located in our
West Des Moines, IA office. In this role, she assists with the delivery and implementation of financial plans and meets client service needs.
She graduated from Drake University with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting. Her passion for financial responsibility amplified in college, where she also developed a strong desire to help people make smart financial decisions....
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Wade Den Hartog is a Lead Advisor at Foster Group. Before joining Foster Group, Wade spent five and a half years at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. He was initially in affiliate relations, ultimately serving as the Director of Charitable Partners, where he worked with financial advisors and estate planning attorneys to help them meet their clients’ charitable goals.
Wade earned his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management and...
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Ryne Oller is a Lead Advisor at Foster Group. In this role, he assists with the delivery and implementation of financial plans and meets client service needs. Before joining Foster Group, Ryne worked for Fidelity & Guaranty Life and Principal Financial Group, where he worked in corporate accounting and finance roles.
Ryne completed the MBA program at the University of Iowa in 2018. Before attending Iowa, he completed his bachelor’s degree...
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Beth Copic, CPA, is a Portfolio Analyst with Foster Group. Beth's responsibilities include management of client portfolios through periodic rebalancing, investing new contributions and making cash available for distributions.
Beth has over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, she was the Chief Financial Officer at a regional broker dealer. In that position, she was responsible for all of the accounting and financial reporting for the firm. ...
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Andy Rushenberg, CFP
®, is an Associate Advisor on Foster Group’s Business Development Team. Andy is one of the first people you might meet as you consider a relationship with Foster Group. Whether over the phone or in a meeting at our West Des Moines office, Andy works to understand the issues people are trying to solve and provides education on Foster Group’s custom approach to helping people achieve their financial...
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Matt is a Lead Advisor and works primarily with Foster Group’s institutional clients including nonprofits, endowments, foundations, and retirement plans. He also serves on the firm’s Investment Committee and Investment Strategy Group. He has worked in the investment industry for over a decade and, prior to joining Foster Group, worked at a global financial services firm. He is a C
ERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, a Certified Investment Management Analyst
® professional, an...
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Ashley Hutzell is a Senior Client Service Specialist. She acts as the liason between Foster Group and the custodians of our clients’ accounts to open accounts, transfer money, manage account updates, and generate paperwork.
Before joining Foster Group in November 2016, she worked as a Customer Service Associate at Voya Financial, which gave her the opportunity to obtain her Series 6 securities license and enhance her customer relations skills. She also...
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Alex Battani is a Marketing Manager at Foster Group. He is responsible for various marketing efforts and cultivating relationships with our business partners. Prior to Foster Group, Alex facilitated marketing collateral for voluntary benefit programs all across the country. Alex received his Bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 2011, double-majoring in Marketing and Advertising. Alex continued his education by earning his MBA from Drake University in 2016 with a double...
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Hannah is a Marketing Coordinator at Foster Group. She is responsible for coordinating across the various marketing capabilities to ensure timely and quality execution based on decisions from marketing team members. While in college, Hannah was a Public Relations intern at Community Main Street in Cedar Falls and she also interned for a high school youth group where she helped plan and execute a high adventure summer trip. Hannah graduated...
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In his role as Business Systems Analyst, Marshall is responsible for leading projects, creating efficiencies, and implementing new ideas. He graduated in 2007 from Iowa State University with a degree in accounting. His past work includes a financial & inventory controller for a manufacturing company as well as an accountant and business analyst for an insurance brokerage.
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I have always had a passion for logic and puzzles, which is why I...
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