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2020 Financial Markets Update

Insights

Wealth management articles, analysis, and market commentaries.
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Ho! Ho! Ho! Where Will the Market Go in 2016?

December 21, 2015

What does the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates mean for 2016? Our Chief Investment Officer Debbie Silversmith recently wrote […]

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The Fed Launches Rates – Finally

December 17, 2015

First Western Investment Research Market Bulletin December 17, 2015 The Federal Reserve Board made a momentous, though not unexpected call […]

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What Do the Sudden Social Security Changes Mean for You?

December 7, 2015

In a closed door session at 3 am, two significant changes to Social Security were hidden in the fine print […]

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Wyoming Asset Protection Trusts

December 4, 2015

In our webinar, Director of Wealth Planning, Melissa Montgomery-Fitzsimmons, shares her insights into zero-tax state asset protection trusts and discusses how these sorts […]

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How I Am Teaching My Kids to Give Back

December 3, 2015

By: Alexis Owen, Director of Philanthropic Services With the holidays in full swing, the subject of giving is on many […]

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FW Connects Day

December 3, 2015

Community leadership is part of our DNA at First Western. From serving on local boards and committees, to volunteering our […]

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First Western Trust Opens Aspen Office

October 10, 2015

Aspen, Colo. – October 8, 2015 – First Western Trust’s Aspen office is officially open for business following approval by […]

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Disappointed but Not Surprised: Reaction to Fed Rate Decision

September 18, 2015

First Western Investment Research Market Bulletin September 18, 2015 In the most highly anticipated Fed decision in recent memory, the […]

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Headed for divorce? Move quickly to shore up your credit.

September 12, 2015

By Mischelle Weaver, Director of Mortgage Loan Services According to the GOA Retirement Security 2012 PDF, splitting one household into […]

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Now Is the Time for Active Fund Management

September 1, 2015

The active vs. passive investment management debate has raged for decades. And 2014 proved particularly tough for active managers; only […]