4Q16 Portfolio Commentary & Outlook-Brooklyn, Not Manhattan!

It’s a new year. We have a new president, new distractions, and a stock market that just won’t quit. As I write this, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 20,000 for the first time. It took almost 103 years to achieve Dow 10,000 and nearly 18 years more to...

Impact Investing Salon: February 8th, 2017 from 5:30-7:30pm

The Impact market has experienced rapid growth over the last 25 years, but there is still a way to go until Impact becomes mainstream. That’s where CO Impact Days and Initiative steps in – by bringing us one step closer to realizing the full potential of the...

BSW in Our Community: CFS Volunteer Day

Make Life Better is embedded in the DNA of our culture. It says something important about who we are and what matters to us, both individually and as a company. Part of that mantra includes serving our community through an annual volunteer effort. This year, we...

In Ladder We Trust

Volatility in a bond portfolio can raise both consternation and eyebrows! The past five weeks remind us that bond prices can and will go down in price – after years of predominantly upward (only) movement. We would like to take this opportunity to remind...

Colorado Gives Day 2016!

Make sure you’re on the nice list by participating in the 7th annual Colorado Gives Day! Community First Foundation and FirstBank will present Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. This annual statewide movement celebrates and increases philanthropy...