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The Implications of Higher for Longer
October 26, 2023
The Implications of Higher for Longer
The S&P 500 is up nearly 9% so far in 2023 (as of Oct. 25), but market sentiment is definitely more skittish as we head into the end of the year...
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Is Your Will Valid? Maybe Not!
September 14, 2023
Is Your Will Valid? Maybe Not!
Just because you have a will does not mean it’s valid. Or that it will do what you intend it to do. Over the years, we have seen all sorts of proble...
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Introducing the LNW Trust Company of South Dakota
July 17, 2023
Introducing the LNW Trust Company of South Dakota
We took a major step recently to provide our clients with more flexibility in how their trusts are structured and operate: We created the Laird Norton...
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LNWM’s Debra Smiley Named President of Estate Planning Council of Seattle
June 23, 2023
LNWM’s Debra Smiley Named President of Estate Planning Council of Seattle
“The Estate Planning Council of Seattle has appointed a new slate of officers to lead the council for 2023-2024, with Debra Smiley of Seattle-ba...
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When the Will Isn’t Equal
June 6, 2023
When the Will Isn’t Equal
“I love all you children equally,” is an expression parents often use when one child asks who their favorite is. The child usually accepts this re...
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Teaching Generosity to Children
December 29, 2022
Teaching Generosity to Children
Generosity is really about actions, not words. But let’s start with the word itself: generosity (n.): early 15th century, from the Latin “...
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What Now? Our Take on the Markets Q4 2022
October 21, 2022
What Now? Our Take on the Markets Q4 2022
Excerpt from our Q4 2022 Economic Commentary: As practitioners of behavioral finance, we realize that now and into next year there will be peak tempta...
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Perspective on Inflation, Interest Rates and the Invasion of Ukraine
March 28, 2022
Perspective on Inflation, Interest Rates and the Invasion of Ukraine
Updated May 14, 2025 At a client webinar this past Thursday, LNW CIO Ron Albahary, CFA® discussed concerns regarding inflation, rising US interest ra...
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“Thinking Slow” Through Market Turbulence
March 3, 2022
“Thinking Slow” Through Market Turbulence
Updated May 14, 2025. Although it was published back in 2011, Thinking Fast and Slow is a book referred often here at LNW. Written by the Nobel-prize...
