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.

Care Planning in Five Crucial Steps | By Ashlee Vieregger
Financial Planning

Care Planning in Five Crucial Steps

Ashlee Vieregger

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

06/16/26

Gretchen Muller Matt Stagner
Financial Planning

Care Planning: Financial Strategies for Disability, Special Needs, & Elder Care | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Matt Stagner

06/15/26

What Is Care Planning? And Why It Matters for Everyone | Matt Stagner
Financial Planning

What Is Care Planning? And Why It Matters for Everyone

Matt Stagner

Matt Stagner, CFP®, ChFC®, AIF®, CPFA®, ChSNC®, CSA, MBA

06/09/26

Family Caregiving Is More Common Than Many Realize
Financial Planning

Chart of the Month – June 2026

Matt Stagner

Matt Stagner, CFP®, ChFC®, AIF®, CPFA®, ChSNC®, CSA, MBA

06/02/26

Ashlee Vieregger - Family Connections Matter After the Conversation
Financial Planning

Don’t Skip Lunch – Why What Happens After a Family Meeting Matters

Ashlee Vieregger

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

05/28/26

Brittany Heard Gretchen Muller
Financial Planning

Webinar: Pass Wealth and Wisdom to Your Family

Hosted by : Brittany Heard & Gretchen Muller

05/20/26

Ethan Gascho - Trump Accounts
Financial Planning

What Are Trump Accounts? Benefits, Features, and Tax Considerations

Ethan Gascho

Ethan Gascho, CFP®

05/20/26

Generational Wealth
Financial Planning

Generational Wealth: Passing Down Values, Meaning, and Perspective

Gretchen Muller

Gretchen Muller, MBA

05/12/26

Financial Planning

Chart of the Month – May 2026

Michael Westphal

Michael Westphal, CFA®

05/05/26

Financial Planning

How Thoughtful Tax Planning Could Help You Keep More of What You Earn

Melissa Pflieger

Melissa Pflieger, CFP®, MS

03/17/26

Gretchen Muller Kent Kramer
Financial Planning

A New Chapter for Financial Perspectives with Gretchen Muller | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Kent Kramer

03/17/26

Gretchen Muller Marcus Iwig
Financial Planning Tax

How Tax Strategy Fits into Your Financial Plan | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Marcus Iwig

03/16/26

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.

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.

Charitable Giving

Charitable Giving: Ending the Year with Purpose

Gretchen Muller

Gretchen Muller, MBA

12/17/25

Charitable Giving

Have You Considered the Realtime Gratification of Warm Giving?

Matt Abels

Matt Abels, CFP®, CPWA®

12/16/25

Gretchen Muller Ashlee Vieregger
Charitable Giving

Year-End Giving Checklist: Make Every Gift More Intentional | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Gretchen Muller & Ashlee Vieregger

12/15/25

Charitable Giving

Chart of the Month – December 2025

Garrett Jackson

Garrett Jackson, CFA®, FPQP®

12/11/25

Charitable Giving Families

The Five Generosity Languages

Ashlee Vieregger

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

12/09/25

Charitable Giving Lifestyle

What I Learned About Listening to My Heart

Jerry Foster

Jerry Foster

12/02/25

Charitable Giving

Generosity in Action with Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity

Kent Kramer

Kent Kramer, CFP®, AIF®

12/02/25

Charitable Giving Financial Planning

Smart Tax Moves for Year–End 2025: How to Make the Most of Your Brackets

Ethan Gascho

Ethan Gascho, CFP®

10/21/25

Marcus Iwig Kent Kramer
Charitable Giving Financial Planning

OBBBA Explained: What the 2025 Tax Bill Might Mean for You | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Marcus Iwig & Kent Kramer

09/15/25

Ashlee Vieregger Kent Kramer
Charitable Giving Financial Planning

2025 Estate Planning: Tax Updates, Key Documents, & Important Conversations | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Ashlee Vieregger & Kent Kramer

07/14/25

Charitable Giving

The Gift of You

Kent Kramer

Kent Kramer, CFP®, AIF®

11/15/24

Kent Kramer
Charitable Giving Financial Planning

Two Ideas for Year-End Tax Savings | Financial Perspectives

Hosted by : Kent Kramer

11/11/24

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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