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The Impact of Wealth: Colorado Matters Featuring Nancy Stevens

July 17, 2014

First Western Trust’s Boulder Chairman, Nancy Stevens, was recently interviewed by Colorado Public Radio on their show “Colorado Matters.” In […]

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Boulder May Be on the Cusp of a Liquidity Event

July 7, 2014

First Western Trust, Boulder, Chairman Nancy Stevens has spotted early signs of a massive trend of new wealth creation in […]

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Beyond the Guidebook: Experiential Travel Tips

June 10, 2014

Enriching the lives of our clients and friends is the main focus of our Women & Wealth Series. With each […]

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Economic News and Market Update – May 2014

May 30, 2014

On May 29, 2014, Warren Olsen, First Western Trust’s chief investment officer, shared his insights into current market events and economic […]

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First Annual Community Legacy Award

May 29, 2014

First Western Trust presented the first annual Community Legacy Award at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado 2014 Annual Celebration […]

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To Be, Or Not to Be, Using Defined Benefit Plans: Part II

May 29, 2014

In the first part of our series, we highlighted why hybrid defined benefit plans, commonly referred to as cash balance […]

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Entrepreneurs, Watch Your Back Side

May 22, 2014

First Western Chairman and CEO Scott Wylie published a piece, “Entrepreneurs, Watch Your Back Side” in Entrepreneur Magazine‘s digital site, entrepreneur.com. […]

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Retirement Update – First Quarter 2014

April 29, 2014

On April 23rd, 2014 Katherine Berke CFP®, senior portfolio manager, gave commentary on economic trends in the first quarter and shared her […]

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To Be, Or Not to Be, Using a Defined Benefit Plan: Part I

April 21, 2014

The conversation surrounding defined benefit plans can go one of two ways. On the one hand, the changing retirement landscape […]

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Defined Benefit Plans: An Asset or Liability?

March 5, 2014

First Western Trust’s Director of Retirement Plan Consulting Services, Paula Hendrickson, recently presented a webinar entitled Defined Benefit Plans: An […]