Advisory Partnerships
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Elite
Partnership

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Premier
Partnership

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Standard
Partnership

As a strategic partner, ALM First will work in conjunction with your finance and executive teams to provide the analyses, strategies, and tools needed to effectively manage the balance sheet and its underlying risks and achieve your financial goals.

Understanding an institution’s strategic goals, risk appetite, and policy limits are the genesis for analyzing the balance sheet and developing plans for increased income, capital deployment, and liquidity/funding needs.

Partnership Comparison 

Standard Partnership

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Premier Partnership

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Elite Partnership

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Asset Liability Management
Non-Maturity Deposit (NMD) Analysis
Economic Value (NEV/EVE) Analysis
Net-Interest Income (NII) Analysis
Behavioral Gap Analysis
Reporting on a Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annual or Annual Basis
ALM Policy Review
“What-if” Scenarios
Exam Preparation “What-if” Analyses
ALM First On-Demand
Balance Sheet Strategy Consulting
Compliance and Policy Reviews
Liquidity Forecasting & Stress Testing
Budgeting Services
Whole Loan/Loan Participation Analysis
Leverage Analyses
Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuations
Peer Comparisons
In-House Training
Investment Portfolio Management
Strategy Development
Investment Research
Investment Execution
Investment Accounting Reports
Investment Portfolio Analysis
Broker/Dealer Credit Analyses
Hedging
Fixed Income Portfolio
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Balance Sheet/Short Duration Funding
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Mortgage Pipeline
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Mortgage Servicing Rights
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Custom Financial Analytics
Registrations to Financial Forum & Financial Institute Discounted Discounted Discounted

All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest.

“ALM First” is a brand name for a financial services business conducted by ALM First Group, LLC (“ALM First”) through its wholly owned subsidiaries: ALM First Financial Advisors, LLC (“ALM First Financial Advisors”); ALM First Advisors, LLC (“ALM First Advisors”); and ALM First Analytics, LLC (“ALM First Analytics”).  Investment advisory services are offered through ALM First Financial Advisors, an SEC registered investment adviser with a fiduciary duty that requires it to act in the best interests of clients and to place the interests of clients before its own; however, registration as an investment advisor does not imply any level of skill or training.  Moreover, ALM First Financial Advisors, LLC (“ALM First Financial Advisors”), an affiliate of ALM First Group, LLC (“ALM First”), is a separate entity and all investment decisions are made independently by the asset managers at ALM First Financial Advisors. Access to ALM First Financial Advisors is only available to clients pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement and acceptance of ALM First Financial Advisors’ Brochure. You are encouraged to read these documents carefully. Balance sheet advisory services are offered through ALM First Advisors.  Financial reporting services, loan introduction services, and other special project services are offered through ALM First Analytics.  Neither ALM First nor any of its subsidiaries provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. This firm is not a CPA Firm.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE: • NOT FDIC INSURED • NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY • NOT A DEPOSIT OR OTHER OBLIGATION OF, OR GUARANTEED BY, ALM FIRST OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES • SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT INVESTED.