Stop Financial Exploitation
One of the biggest growing problems our state and country faces is financial exploitation. As a banker, this subject comes up unfortunately more than...
Preparing for Loss
In my line of work, I have the unfortunate job to deal with the passing of someone’s spouse, parent or sibling. I see in...
Understanding ILIT
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) are tools that are sometimes recommended by estate and planners. ILITs also manages and distributes proceeds from a policy...
Health tips from Dr. Tim O’Neill
The weather is cold one day and then we are in the 60s and 70s the next. This is getting a lot of people...
A Business Relationship
The winter months provide farmers and ranchers plenty of time to ponder their next steps. As we approach the 2023 farming year, farmers and...
Year-End Tax Strategies
We are now heading into the holiday season with all the hustle and bustle upon us. The next big hurdle we tackle in addition...
Preparing for Retirement
Here are seven financial tips to help you enjoy life and reduce stress as you approach retirement.
1. Get serious about your retirement: If your...
Cost vs. Efficiency
The use, benefit and importance of agricultural machinery continues to help farmers maximize their crop yield and food production. The future of farming depends...
Understanding Leverage
In the banking world, there is a lot of jargon, myriads of acronyms, and it can be hard to remember that not everyone knows...
Having the Difficult Discussion
In my line of work, I have the unfortunate job of dealing with the passing of someone’s spouse, parent or sibling.
In these moments of...
