The year 2022 was challenging with the U.S. stock market posting a -19% return and the U.S. bond market not far behind at -13%. However, enough time has passed to where it is beneficial to conduct an after-action review. This isn’t an examination of what the ideal investment...
While some teens used the pandemic shutdown to play Minecraft or learn TikTok dances, Ashwin Joshi was reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” a book published decades ago about increasing your financial IQ.
It was the start of the 17-year-old’s mission to empower youth and educate them about financial literacy...
When setting up a business, conventional wisdom dictates that the business be set up in a legal entity providing limited liability protection, like a limited liability company (LLC).
This is true too when a business wants additional capital by allowing investors to participate as equity owners in exchange for...
It’s rare for employees to stick with a single company for a long time and even more rare for them to stay with their first employer.
Amber Merrill, Gesa Credit Union’s new community relations manager, unknowingly began her career with Gesa during her senior year at Hanford High School,...
Wheatland Bank, which has a branch in Pasco, is set to join the Glacier Bancorp family of banks.
Community Financial Group Inc., the Spokane-based holding company of Wheatland Bank, has entered into an agreement with the Kalispell, Montana-based Glacier Bancorp. The action still must be approved by...
Five years after it expanded into the Tri-Cities, STCU reports it has hit important milestones on its way to becoming a $5 billion institution, making it Washington’s third largest credit union after Boeing Employees and Gesa.
Though most Americans have at least a passing understanding of the ability to use the equity in a house to obtain a low-interest loan though a home equity line of credit (HELOC), there is a lesser-known option for obtaining quick line of credit financing that might offer more compelling benefits...
Leanne AntonioPresident/CEOYakima Federal Savings and Loan AssociationLeanne AntonioNumber of employees you oversee: 130 employed by company with eight direct reports.Brief background of your business:Established in 1905, Yakima Federal Savings and Loan Association is a Washington state-chartered savings bank and continues to operate as a traditional thrift. We provide a safe...
