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    Which "Home Away from Home" is Right for You?

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Apr 16, 2021

    By Mark Knackendoffel, CEO It has now been more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic began.  I suspect most of us have spent the past twelve months longing to travel and enjoy a vacation without…

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  • Fraudulent Unemployment Claims: What Can You Do?

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Jan 21, 2021

    Fraudulent Unemployment Claims: What Can You Do? By Mark Knackendoffel, CEO In November, like so many law-abiding citizens, I…

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  • Status Update: March 31, 2020

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Mar 31, 2020

    To our Valued Client Family: All of us at The Trust Company send our best wishes and hope you are faring well in this challenging…

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  • An Update from our CEO

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Mar 19, 2020

    To our Valued Client Family: Earlier this week we announced several measures we are taking as a company to preserve the health and…

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  • QUARTERLY MARKET REVIEW: APRIL – JUNE 2019

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Jul 26, 2019

    The 2nd Quarter was quite volatile for stocks. The S&P 500 rose 3.9% in April, dropped 6.5% in May, and then rose 7% in June, which resulted in a solid total return of 3.8% for the 2nd Quarter.…

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  • Q1-2019 Wealth Management Update

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Apr 25, 2019

    Getting Back to our Roots at The Trust Company By Mark Knackendoffel, CEO Equity-oriented portfolios suffered a devastating…

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  • A Tradition of Independence

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Jul 08, 2016

    I often describe The Trust Company’s vision—at its most basic level—as our desire to accomplish three goals: 1.   Create a Great Client Experience! 2.   Create a Great Place to Work! 3.   Create…

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  • Board Announcement

    By Mark Knackendoffel on May 06, 2016

    I'm very pleased to share some recently announced changes to our Board of Directors. Two founding board members and stockholders, Dr. Charles Hughes and Gerald Sprong, recently retired from the…

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  • A Message from the President and CEO

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Oct 16, 2015

    It has been an exciting year for The Trust Company. We recently opened our third office, and now provide our extensive financial services in three vibrant college towns — Manhattan, Kansas; Columbia…

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  • Keys to Retirement Savings Success

    By Mark Knackendoffel on Jul 23, 2015

    Many investors believe the keys to success are forecasting the market trends and properly timing markets, either by themselves or by…

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