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Tax-advantaged retirement accounts: What’s the difference between traditional and Roth?

First National Wealth Management

So, you’ve started a new job. Maybe it’s your first job, or maybe you’ve decided to continue your career with a different company. As you begin your new job, you’ll also be setting up contributions into a retirement account. This...
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Insuring Your Success – Crop insurance updates going into 2025

First on the Farm Newsletter

Wrapping up 2024 Although it’s still early, I’m seeing and hearing of corn production at or above Actual Production History (APH) levels for multi-peril crop insurance. As I type this article, ironically, both new crop corn and soybean futures prices...
A woman using mobile deposit to deposit a check with her phone.

Ways to make a cash or check deposit

As part of our commitment to serving your financial needs with innovative technology and convenient locations, we offer multiple ways to make a deposit. Whether you’re out running errands and want to stop by the bank, you need to drop...
Diana Cabrices, keynote speaker and founder of Diana Cabrices Consulting.

Health vs. wealth: Business founder Diana Cabrices stresses importance of finding balance

Common Cents on the Prairie™

“Essentially, I worked so hard to reach a status and a financial level that, then, I had to use that same money to get my health back.” After growing up in a paycheck-to-paycheck household, Diana Cabrices — founder of Diana...
Mortgage Banker Jill Salter standing in front of the Brandon branch of First National Bank.

Using home equity to finance your remodel, with help from Mortgage Banker Jill Salter

Are you thinking about making home improvements or planning your next renovation project? You may want to consider using the equity in your home to finance a remodel. Jill Salter, a mortgage banker based out of Brandon, is passionate about...
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Kids and cash: 3 tips from a fellow parent for teaching your kids about money

First National Wealth Management

Parents, feeling like an ATM these days? Me too! Whether it’s my tween daughters and all their skincare products or my sports-obsessed son wanting the latest and greatest baseball bat or basketball shoes, it seems like my current life stage...
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Protecting your finances after the Social Security data breach

According to a report from USA Today, a national data breach has led to hackers obtaining and subsequently releasing 2.9 billion records containing people’s sensitive personal information. The compromised information includes Social Security numbers, names, current and past addresses, names...
Adam Cox and Lon Stroschein recording the podcast episode "Separating From the W2 Race."

Former Raven Industries executive leaves corporate world, finds fulfillment in new business venture

Common Cents on the Prairie™

Lon Stroschein’s story started with a local farm kid earning his education at South Dakota State University. Fast forward 20 years and he had climbed the corporate ladder to become an executive at Raven Industries — but he no longer...
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How does an election year affect my investments?

First National Wealth Management

Each election year, many investors scratch their heads wondering about how the upcoming presidential race will affect their investment portfolios. Their TV screens are plastered with political ads, their phones are bombarded with campaign text messages, and the 24-hour news...
Nancy Savage, Kayla Thompson, and Erin Rallis are small business owners in Sioux Falls, SD.

Neighboring women-owned small businesses create ‘experience’ in downtown Sioux Falls

Women in Business

On the outside, it might seem like a bridal shop and a toy store would have nothing in common. That’s not the case for Marie and Marie Bridal and Child’s Play Toys. Located along Phillips Avenue, these neighboring women-owned small...
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