Financial Education Center

How Can I Plan for Retirement if my Employer Doesn't Offer Retirement Benefits?

In many cases, your first step should be to open an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and contribute as much as allowable each year. Because of the potential for tax-deferred, compounded earnings, IRAs offer similar long-term growth opportunities as employer-sponsored plans.

A Retirement Income Roadmap for Women

It's important for you to be involved in the retirement income planning process even if you're married. While you may plan to be married forever, many women end up single at some point in their lives due to divorce or death of a spouse.

Eleven Ways to Help Yourself Stay Sane in a Crazy Market

Keeping your cool can be hard to do when the market goes on one of its periodic roller-coaster rides. It's useful to have strategies in place that prepare you both financially and psychologically to handle market volatility.

Changing Jobs? Know Your 401(k) Options

If you've lost your job, or are changing jobs, you may be wondering what you should do with your 401(k) plan. It's important to understand your options.

Webinar: Growing Up In The Family Business

The First Bank Center for Family-Owned Businesses held a webinar on December 14, 2021, discussing the challenges that next generation business leaders face.

Financial Benefits and Planning for Veterans

Veterans Day is November 11. On this day, we celebrate the heroic men and women of our military who have worked and sacrificed to keep our nation free and strong. After their service, veterans have access to a number of ongoing financial benefits, some of the most valuable of which are listed here.