Bank of the West Change Matters

Small business and fast financing options: Pros and cons

Newsroom

What’s the hardest part about growing a business? Ask a roomful of small business owners and you’ll get a variety of answers, most likely including: recruiting and retaining employees, building compan…

May

U.S. Outlook: Expect Another Fed Rate Cut

Scott Anderson

The need for another quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut at the end of October continues to increase. In fact, more cuts will likely be needed in the months ahead to stem the tide of slowe…

Oct

A Plastic-Free Ocean Starts on Land

Jenny Flores

Every minute of every day, we dump the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic into the ocean. That's 8 million metric tons of plastic a year. In response to growing awareness of this crisis,…

Sep

Top six ways entrepreneurs use credit

Kristin Nelson

The world’s most successful entrepreneurs are betting on themselves. That’s one big takeaway from our recent survey of thousands of elite entrepreneurs (those with $10 million or more in investable as…

Apr

California Economic Outlook: Trade War Fallout

Scott Anderson

The negative fallout from the U.S.-China trade war is beginning to show up in economic data.

Sep

Overlays

Global Climate Action Summit highlights growth in purpose investing

Category: Your Wealth | Published: 11/01/18 | Print

Category: Your Wealth
Published: 11/01/18

Posted by Julie Davitz

Strategic Philanthropy

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Far from being a flash-in-the pan investment trend, SRI is an established investment strategy that is seeing continued global growth and investor interest.

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Investment Insights: A nightmare on Wall Street

Category: Your Wealth | Published: 10/31/18 | Print

Category: Your Wealth
Published: 10/31/18

Posted by Wade Balliet

Investment Strategy

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The U.S. stock market had one of its most challenging months in more than a decade.

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Greentech: Where is the energy transition headed in the United States?

Category: Featured, Your Business | Published: 10/29/18 | Print

Category: Featured, Your Business
Published: 10/29/18

Posted by Andreas Bubenzer-Paim

Technology Banking

Engineer in yellow hardhat testing a solar panel

After suffering through the 2008 financial crisis, greentech startups are now starting to surf the digital wave.

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U.S. Outlook: Why recent GDP growth doesn’t look sustainable

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 10/26/18 | Print

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 10/26/18

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Two signs in store window for sales - 50% and 70% - with reflection of shoppers faintly visible.

Perhaps the most convincing reason to be skeptical about continued growth at recent rates is the fact that business participation in the expansion is declining.

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Bank of the West Change Matters

Global Climate Action Summit highlights growth in purpose investing

Investment Insights: A nightmare on Wall Street

Greentech: Where is the energy transition headed in the United States?

U.S. Outlook: Why recent GDP growth doesn’t look sustainable

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