Professional

Reed R. Rinderknecht’s primary responsibilities include managing client relationships and directing the firm’s business development strategies. Before joining Foster Group in 1997, Reed spent four years with Beech Aircraft Company as part of Raytheon Company’s Financial Management Development Program (FMDP). His extensive corporate finance experience is an asset to our consulting clients. Reed graduated from University of Iowa in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. In 1998, he earned his Certified Financial Planner® designation.

Reed has been featured in numerous articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Des Moines Register and Des Moines Business Record on financial planning and investment topics. He has been past President of Des Moines Estate Planners and the Financial Planning Association of Iowa. Reed speaks frequently to medical groups, businesses, and associations across the United States on financial, economic, and life-planning issues.

Personal

I believe understanding someone’s personal history offers tremendous insight to their character. I was born and raised in the Midwest, in a very loving family. I watched my parents plug into each community where we lived, treating people with honesty, respect, and compassion. 

As part of the ’91 University of Iowa football team, which was the Big 10 Champion and went to the Rose Bowl, I learned the importance of a team playing well together. I have also been fortunate to compete in and finish more than 80 triathlons, including five Ironman Triathlons and the 2008 Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

At Foster Group, I enjoy helping our clients persevere and get to their finish line. Our training plan could cover work issues, retirement and investment planning, cash flow, estate planning concerns, sibling relationships, paying for college, caring for elderly parents, and issues of ethical and moral responsibility. Coupled with a transparent, academically driven investment philosophy, we develop strategies with a high probability of success. And being “fee-only” consultants allows us to place the client’s best interests at the center of all our actions.

Education

B.A. Finance, University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa)