The SECURE 2.0 Act was signed into law last year and contains retirement-related provisions that go into effect this year, altering the way Americans can save and withdraw money from retirement accounts. These changes come at a time when Americans are facing...
As first seen on biztimes.biz. By: John Gonner, President & CEO and Chief Investment Officer There is no doubt, 2022 was a bad year for investment returns. It was especially bad because while stocks entered a bear market (down more than 20%) bonds also were having...
Dubuque, IOWA –First Community Trust, N.A. (FCT), a nationally-chartered trust company headquartered in Dubuque, announced the promotions of Kathleen Donnelly and Jim Liddle to executive vice presidents. As executive vice presidents, Donnelly and Liddle will be a part...
As first seen on CUInsight.com. By: John Gonner, CFA President, CEO & CIO Most people have heard that a commonly used definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth. GDP measures the value of all the goods and...
As first seen on biztimes.biz John J. Gonner, CFA First Community Trust, N.A. July 1, 2022 Many times since the financial crisis 14 years ago, experts have sounded the alarm about the coming inflation, but it failed to materialize. Well, it has arrived. The Consumer...
As first seen on CUInsight.com. By: Paul Kronlage, Executive Vice President and CFO If the past two years have taught us anything, we now know we have to be prepared for the unknown. From a global pandemic to volatile financial markets to unrest overseas, it...
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