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Home is where The Trust Company is

Posted by: LAURA LYONS

Posted on: March 15, 2010

It is with both enthusiasm and wistfulness that we announce that later this year, The Trust Company will be moving from downtown to a new home in Bearden.  Our company’s continued growth gradually led us to outgrow our current office space, and over the past year we have put a lot of thought and effort into finding a solution that we believe supports the best interests of our clients, our employees, our company, and our community. Our new office will be …

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Shelby: Lack of ethics at root of problems

Posted by: JIM SHELBY

Posted on: January 11, 2010

There are many topics a columnist can write about: health care legislation, the national deficit, Wall Street corruption, failure of Congress to finalize our taxes for 2010, the war on terrorism, our local and state political situations, and so on.

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Market Commentary - December 31, 2009

Posted by: STEVE ARNETT

Posted on: January 11, 2010

“What if Bill Gates had been technology challenged………?” In spite of his unparalleled success, there were moments when you might have questioned if Bill Gates understood the technology he pioneered.

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Non-Deductible IRA Contributions

Posted by: DANIEL K. CARTER

Posted on: December 31, 2009

A Year-End Strategy to Help You Make the Most of Your 2010 Roth Conversion Opportunity Roth conversion is one of the biggest topics in personal finance right now. Currently, single and married filers whose Adjusted Gross Income exceeds $100,000 are ineligible to convert traditional IRA and retirement plan assets to a Roth IRA (married individuals who file separately may not convert regardless of AGI). But effective January 1, 2010, these income limits are …

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TCK Welcomes Four New Employees this Fall

Posted by: LAURA LYONS

Posted on: December 31, 2009

We're pleased to welcome Janice Erikson, a former staff member, back to The Trust Company. As a Record Keeper in our Employee Benefits Operations area, Janice will be responsible for doing allocations, contribution calculations, discrimination testing, and other compliance functions. Janice has worked in all areas of retirement plan administration in the Knoxville area since 1987. She enjoys the challenge of a good "puzzle" and the mix that record keeping and …

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