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Boost your financial resolutions with these wealth management strategies

First National Wealth Management

A new year is always the perfect time to reflect on our financial habits and set resolutions that will pave the way for a more secure and prosperous future. Whether you’re still going strong with your financial resolutions for 2024...
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Insuring Your Success – February 2024

First on the Farm Newsletter

Looking back at some of our previous ag newsletters, it seemed that a common theme for this time of year has always been and will continue to be “risk management.” After all, we did change our agency name from First...
Mike Wells, former CEO of Wells Blue Bunny, and wife Cheryl.

Blue Bunny and beyond: Former CEO Mike Wells and wife, Cheryl, share ‘How We Money’

Common Cents on the Prairie™

“The question is always, ‘Why?’ Why sell a successful business? Well, there’s always the rest of the story.” A little more than a year ago, Mike and Cheryl Wells sold their family’s business, Wells Enterprises — the renowned, Iowa-based maker...
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First National Bank’s producer education programs offer opportunities for growth

First on the Farm Newsletter

Cultivate Your Future The First National Ag Team is honored and excited to present our 15th annual Cultivate Your Future event on February 15, 2024! We have an amazing lineup of speakers for this year, including Dr. Joe Santos, director...
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‘Ins’ and ‘outs’ for your money in 2024 and beyond

With inflation hitting us all hard these days, it kind of feels like New Year’s resolutions just aren’t cutting it anymore — and lately, a lot of people have been sharing their “ins” and “outs” for 2024 (things you should...
First National Bank employees present a check from the Community Card program to the Baltic School District.

Giving back in 2023: Community Card program recap

With your help, we donate thousands of dollars to local schools through our Community Card program each year. In fact, we gave a total of $33,811.67 back through the program in 2023, which even included a milestone distribution to one...
Jaime and Curtis Taets, the couple featured on How We Money: Second Marriage and Money.

Minnesota couple shares experience of blending families, finances in a second marriage

How We Money

Opening a joint account, buying a house together, and doing estate planning all before getting married? My friends Jaime and Curtis Taets, a couple from the Twin Cities area, took a unique approach to merging their finances — but that’s...
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2023 year in review

2023 certainly wasn’t an easy year for banks across the country, and 2024 is already on track to have its own set of challenges — both new and continuing. But as we’ve said many times before, we truly have the...
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Prior-year contributions to an IRA: Maximizing your savings potential

First National Wealth Management

The new year is upon us, and that may have you considering making some last-minute money moves. Fortunately, one thing you can move down your to-do list is making contributions to your IRA(s) because, each year, the IRS allows you...
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