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2020 Financial Markets Update

Insights

Wealth management articles, analysis, and market commentaries.
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Starting Legacy Conversations with Your Kids

September 5, 2014

By Jim Sprout In our last Connecting Generations newsletter, we discussed the importance of having legacy conversations with your children. […]

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Family Legacy Conversation

September 4, 2014

“Connecting One’s Wisdom to One’s Wealth” The Family Legacy Conversation is a process that helps families discover, recollect and record […]

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Helping Entrepreneurs With Their ‘Life Plan’, Wall Street Journal

September 2, 2014

Our Chairman and CEO Scott Wylie writes for the Wall Street Journal about how entrepreneurs risk everything if their focus […]

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Why Women Philanthropists Are Changing the World

August 29, 2014

On August 28, 2014, Alexis Owen, Director of Philanthropic Services & Marketing, shared a webinar, discussing the impact women are […]

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How To Set Up A Special Needs Trust

August 25, 2014

For those with a child or relative with a disability, providing excellent care is a top of mind concern. As […]

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Bringing Together the Best & Brightest Entrepreneurs in Jackson

August 21, 2014

On Monday afternoon, First Western Trust was a proud sponsor of Silicon Couloir’s Annual Pitch Day. Silicon Couloir is a […]

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Tackling The Housing Crisis, Jackson Hole News & Guide

August 20, 2014

Jackson Hole Chairman Kay Jones writes for the Jackson Hole News & Guide about the solutions for the local affordable […]

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Retirement Update – Second Quarter 2014

July 31, 2014

On July 23rd, 2014, David Stern, investment analyst, shared his insight into economic trends in the second quarter and market […]

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Kid Going to College? Have the “Money Talk”, CNBC.com

July 30, 2014

Melissa Montgomery-Fitzsimmons, director of wealth planning at First Western Trust, is getting ready to send her son off to college. She […]

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What Philip Seymour Hoffman Should Have Done with His Money

July 26, 2014

Our Director of Wealth Planning Melissa Montgomery-Fitzsimmons writes about the estate planning advice she wishes she could have given beloved […]