Financial Education Center

Thriving or Trapped in the Family Business

The article, “Thriving or Trapped in the Family Business,” by Michael Klein suggests that the best thing family businesses can do for family members working in the business is to ensure individual growth and satisfaction is nurtured daily.

The Paradox of Choice: Wealth’s Impact on Family Potential

The article, “The Paradox of Choice: Wealth’s Impact on Family Potential,” by Doug Baumoel provides critical insights and tips to navigate children growing up with generational opportunity or the paradox of choice.

Understanding Risk

Every investment carries some degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there can be no guarantee that any investment strategy will be successful. That's why it makes sense to understand the kinds of risk as well as the extent of risk that you choose to take, and to learn ways to manage it.

First Bank and Girls, Inc. St. Louis Launch New Entrepreneurship and Business Program for High Potential Female Students

First Bank has partnered with Girls, Inc. St. Louis, to introduce local, young women, primarily from under-resourced areas, in grades 8 through 12, to business and entrepreneurial curriculum, opportunities, and professionals.