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Learn more about how The Trust Company of Kansas is responding to concerns about coronavirus(COVID-19)Click here

Weaker U.S. Dollar: What It Means for Your Money

The U.S. Dollar Index — which measures the value of the dollar against the world’s six most traded currencies — took a historic 11% dive in the first six months of 2025, delivering the worst first-half performance since the 1973 oil crisis. As of February 27, 2026, the dollar had lost more than 10% of […]

No More Groundhog Day for Your Finances: Time for a Financial Wellness Checkup

Just like Groundhog Day, our financial habits can repeat themselves, month after month and year after year. That is, until we consciously break the pattern. Now is a good time to check on your finances, since it’s still early enough in the year to make meaningful changes. A financial wellness checkup can help you identify […]

Alternative Investments May Be Coming to 401(k) Plans

On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Labor (DOL) to investigate how alternative investments, including private assets and cryptocurrency, might become more easily accessible to investors in work-based retirement plans. Celebrated by some and criticized by others, the order paves the way for retirement savers — and at […]