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Enlighten is a semi-annual magazine from the Private Wealth Advisors at First Business Bank. Access issues of Enlighten to learn more about personal wealth topics to help you achieve your own idea of financial success.

Enlighten Magazine

Discover insights from Enlighten, also a semi-annual print magazine, developed by First Business Bank's Private Wealth team. Each edition features articles with wealth-building tips and techniques, offering strategies and stories to help you achieve your own idea of financial success.

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By employing bankers and entrepreneurs, each with expertise in their clients’ business, Jerry sparked an idea that each of our now 300+ employees holds close. A client focus leads to expertise, which leads to client success. Your success.

Discover how to prepare for a successful business transition, increase your company's value, and navigate the challenges of selling in a high-interest-rate environment from these informative articles.

Enlighten Issue 10 - A Guide To Business Succession Planning

As more young adults enter the workforce, many are managing complex financial considerations that could impact them and their families for decades to come. With the average student loan debt rising every year, along with inflation and a potential recession, they may feel overwhelmed or unsure about how to manage their money effectively.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 9 - Empowering The Next Generation

Learn about the latest trends and strategies in investment management, how to plan your philanthropic legacy with your family and heirs, how to cope with the impact of rising interest rates, how to manage your 401(k) when changing jobs, and how to increase employee engagement through nonprofit partnerships.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 8 - Has The Game Changed?

In this issue of Enlighten, we discuss important issues surrounding estate planning, such as handling unique assets, planning for incapacity, what to know about beneficiary designations, and more.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 7 - Estate Planning

In this issue, our Private Wealth team focuses on families and finance with articles that include our experts' insights about receiving an inheritance, raising fiscally responsible children, paying for higher education, structuring generational philanthropy, and more. 

Enlighten Magazine Issue 6 - Family & Finances

In this issue of Enlighten, we focused on opportunities and positives that emerge from times of Change & Innovation. For our feature article, we spoke with Laurie Benson & Kent Lorenz, two parent-company board directors who embrace change while guiding their teams to do the same.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 5 - Change & Innovation

Articles from this insightful issue of Enlighten magazine cover essential succession planning considerations, including guidance on keeping family harmony in a family-run business, details about how employee stock ownership (ESOP) plans work, how to use charitable trusts as part of a succession strategy, and buy-sell agreements with non-family buyers. 

Enlighten Magazine Issue 4 - Business Succession

Like many milestones in life, retirement is often difficult to picture until you achieve it. And even when you have a concrete plan, waking up on your very first day of retirement can look completely unlike what you ever expected. In this issue of Enlighten, we cover retirement from all angles, so we hope you’ll find it interesting regardless of your career journey.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 3 - Planning For Retirement

The articles offer expertise on prudent investing, key considerations for those nearing retirement, steps to improve overall finances, and guidance on business succession planning.

Enlighten Magazine Issue 2 - Perspectives On Investing

In this issue, we’ve collected our experts to discuss popular financial considerations affecting women of all ages. We sat down with Jan Eddy, notable entrepreneur and angel investor. She discusses her experience as a startup executive in tech, how she balanced time between work and home, and why she began investing in fledgling companies.

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First Business Bank’s Equipment Finance solutions maximize your efficiency and ROI, helping you maintain the latest tow truck fleet through customized financing solutions. 

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As you navigate the longest economic expansion in modern times, data straight from your peers in our local business community is useful for planning and comparison. Now available, First Business Bank’s 2021 Business Statistics & Trends report compiles performance and prediction data for Wisconsin and Kansas leaders.

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Helping meet the needs of financial institutions, First Business Bank's Bank Consulting team includes experts in balance sheet management, Investment Portfolio Services, Asset Liability Management (ALM), and ALM Process Validation.

Our Private Wealth advisors and experts help you achieve your financial planning, investment management, trust & estate management, and private banking goals.

Our Business Banking solutions are tailored to the unique needs of your organization by helping your business manage cash flow, mitigate risk, and see bank growth.

Whether you need retirement planning, to set up a college fund, or wealth management help, Financial Planning services at First Business Bank can get you there.

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As a high net-worth individual, you deserve an evolved investment management philosophy that delivers competitive returns and aligns to your financial objectives.

Discover Private Banking accounts at First Business Bank. Your personal financial representative will expertly address your complex financial needs.

Plan and manage your business equipment financing expenses or vendor finance strategies using our proprietary underwriting process that prioritizes quick decisions.

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Trust and estate administration is complex. It involves prudent asset management, a network of reliable attorneys, and solid trust and estate planning expertise.

Our Bank Consulting team provides a review of your banking asset liability management process to optimize net earnings, grow equity, manage interest rate risk.

Utilize First Business Bank's custom bank investment portfolio services to get you the best results. Working with a bank consultant gives you an edge.

Our consulting team is expert at Asset Liability Management processes in banking. We offer solutions or plug-in consultation services with your existing ALM model.

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With competitive rates and flexible repayment plans, First Business Bank's Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending solutions help your business grow and adapt.

First Business Bank's Business Treasury Management services surround you with tech-enabled solutions that improve operational efficiency and financial returns.

Our Commercial Lending services help you access funds, decrease expenses, and accelerate your business. We offer lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, and more.

Asset-based lending can leverage your business’s collateral to help with restructuring, acquisition, recapitalization, or rapid growth opportunity.

First Business Bank's specialty finance services provide Equipment Finance, Asset-Based Lending, Accounts Receivable Financing, and Floorplan Financing.

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Access First Business Bank's leading commercial banking solutions that help you manage, improve, and grow your company's success.

Improve your cash flow with First Business Bank's Accounts Receivable Financing programs delivered by experts, we can provide funding in a wide range.

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First Business Bank's Financial Planning experts will help you grow and maximize your wealth to preserve your financial freedom.

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With First Business Bank's Financial Planning services, ensure your financial world is secure and on-track.

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With First Business Bank's Financial Planning services, put a clear plan in place to best utilize your debt. 

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Let First Business Bank's Financial Planning experts help preserve your values and beliefs and plan a lasting legacy.

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With First Business Bank's Financial Planning services make sure your individual future security and retirement health care needs are arranged and in place.

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