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Jim Reber: Jonathan Swift on Community Banking
Through the lens of Jonathan Swift’s sharp observations, Jim Reber examines enduring truths about community banking—balancing risk and reward, managing portfolios, and navigating uncertainty with sound judgment.
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Full-Service Financial Well-being
Learn how First National Bank of Pasco connects banking, lending, and investment services under one roof, focusing on women investors, retirement, and business planning.
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Jim Reber: Barbell Strategies Can Help Bond Portfolios in 2026
Learn how community banks can leverage barbell strategies to balance risk, improve yields and manage bond portfolios effectively.
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Lies and Statistics
Community bank bond portfolios have latent strengths.
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Regulatory Expectations for Compliance Are Evolving – Are You Keeping Up?
SPONSORED | As the regulatory landscape continues to change, every financial institution can use an extra hand when it comes to the interpretation and implementation of banking laws and regulations. Bankers’ Compliance Group® (BCG), the banking community’s foremost resource for legal and compliance services, is here to help.
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The Anatomy of a Rate-Cut Cycle
Examine the current Fed cycle versus the past to inform portfolio strategy.
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Jim Reber: The Rule of Three
Bond portfolio yields are at multiyear highs.
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Michael Benedict: Putting the 'Strategy' in 'Portfolio Strategy'
How can you use your portfolio to create operating leverage?
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Jim Reber: Manage Interest Rate Risk With Strategic Portfolio Decisions
Yield curve shape reflects bond market’s mood.
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