Q1 2026 Market Recap - Podcast In this episode, Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP®, and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA, recap a volatile first quarter and the key factors that weighed on markets, including geopolitical tensions, labor market softness, and policy uncertainty. They dive into the rapid evolution of [...]
Q1 2025 Market Recap - Podcast In this episode, Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA unpack the recent market volatility, discuss why corrections like this are more common than they seem, and offer historical context to help investors stay grounded. They also explore the [...]
Q3 2024 Market Recap - Podcast Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA touch on the market's performance over the first three quarters of 2024 and cover several topics that might be of interest to clients: the performance of founder-led companies, housing affordability and the [...]
Midyear 2024 Market Recap - Podcast Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA look back at the first half of 2024 after the markets hit its 25th all-time high of this year on June 6th. Mark and Zach once again discuss inflation and why the [...]
Q4 2023 Market Recap - Podcast Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA spend this podcast looking back at 2023 and highlight why the year ended on such a strong note. As the calendar turns to a new year, they also spend some time discussing [...]
Q3 2023 Market Recap - Podcast Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA give an overview of the market in the third quarter of 2023. Together they look at how today's political environment affects the market, where the fixed income market currently stands and what [...]
2023 Q2 Market Recap - Podcast Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA recap the second quarter of 2023 and dive into some of the economic drivers behind the mixed market results. Mark shares several charts illustrating why the market advance was not as strong [...]
Bank Failure Implications and Macroeconomic Trends - Podcast Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner and Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA look at a macro view of the economy coming out of the first quarter of 2023 and dissect some of the negative issues the economy is facing: high inflation, flat [...]
Inflation, De-globalization and Leaving 2022 Behind - Podcast Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP is joined by Director of Research Roger Lee, CFA, CPA after an eventful final quarter of 2022 filled with mid-term elections, spending bills, inflation reports, rate hikes and more. Roger and Zach break down how Fed [...]
Reflecting on the Bear Market and One Way to Take Advantage - Podcast Associate Director of Client Service Zach Greiner, CFP sits down with our Chief Investment Officer Mark Foster, CFA to reflect on where the market stands after most indices finished Q3 in bear market territory and use history to look [...]
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Associate Director of Client Service |
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Current Board Member and Vice President of Sans Souci. Past president of Sans Souci and Columbus Young Professionals. Finance Mentor for Turning Point’s Dance Marathon. Leadership Bartholomew County – 2014 and Coalition for Collaborative Learning – 2015. Zach was previously a Credit Analyst and Commercial Lender for MainSource Bank and, most recently, Financial Advisor for Raymond James. Zach joined KM in 2018. |
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Associate Director of Client Service |
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Current member of Heritage Fund Bartholomew County Grants Committee and First Presbyterian Preschool Policy Board. Before joining KM in 2018, Maggie was a financial analyst at Cummins, Inc. |
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Roger Lee, CFA, CPA
Senior Research Analyst |
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Roger joined KM as a Senior Research Analyst in 2016. Prior to joining KM, he sharpened his research skills while on the investment teams of Pacific View Asset Management, the Artisan Partners Global Equity Fund, and Tradewinds Global Investors, a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments. He began his career in assurance services at Ernst & Young. Roger has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York since 2010. |
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Collin Foster, CFA
Research Analyst and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager |
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Collin joined KM as an Equity Analyst in 2015. Prior to joining KM, he worked as a credit analyst and credit manager at MainSource Bank. |
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Mickey Kim, CFA
Managing Partner, Chief Operating/Compliance Officer |
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Mickey was Senior Research Analyst at Driehaus Capital Management, a Chicago investment management firm, from 1982 to 1985. Mickey joined KM in 1986 and has been the firm’s Chief Operating Officer since 1996 and Chief Compliance Officer since 2004. |
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Mark D. Foster, CFA
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Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager |
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Mark was formerly associated with American Fletcher National Bank (now JP Morgan Chase, Indiana, NA) as a research analyst from 1980 to 1982 and with Merchants National Bank as a portfolio manager/research analyst from 1982 to 1984. From 1984 to 1987 he was associated with Merchants Investment Counseling Inc. as Director of Equity Strategy, directly responsible for managing approximately $200 million of equity assets. Mark joined KM in 1987 and has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer since 1997. |
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Matt Kirr
Partner, Director of Client Service |
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Current Board Member of Heritage Fund Bartholomew County and Foundation for Youth. Past president of Foundation for Youth, the Day Nursery Foundation Board, and past vice-chairman of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Indiana. Matt was previously a Vice President and Private Banker for Bank One, N.A. and, most recently, McDonald Financial Group. Matt joined KM in 2005. |
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Darrell H. “Kip” Wright, CFA
Partner, Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst |
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Kip was a Trust Investment Manager for various banks in Iowa from 1982 through 1995, most recently with Brenton Bank, N.A., with responsibilities of overall strategy and equity selection. Kip joined KM in 1995 and is a portfolio manager and senior research analyst. |
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Colin King, CFA
Senior Research Analyst |
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Colin joined KM as an Equity Analyst in 2012. Prior to joining KM, he worked in assurance services with Ernst & Young and in business valuation with Blue & Co., both CPA firms. Colin has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Indiana since 2012. |
