TI-TRUST, Inc. Blog

Great Rivers Bank Sells Trust Assets to TI-TRUST, Inc.

June 4, 2022 TI-TRUST, Inc. (“TI-TRUST”) and Great Rivers Bank announce the sale of Great Rivers Bank trust assets to TI-TRUST.  The companies have worked together for many years with TI-TRUST providing farm appraisals to support Great Rivers lending.  Great Rivers has been successfully expanding their banking footprint and is focusing on their core banking…

Certified General Real Estate Appraisers

Pictured above: Joe Harris, Rick Edwards, and Sam Triplett TI-Trust, Inc. is proud to announce that the Farm Services Group has a third Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.  Senior Vice President of Farm Services, Joseph E. Harris, II, announced recently that Sam Triplett achieved this certification by passing the State of Illinois Certified General Real…
Personal Trustee

Why Choosing the Right Trustee is Critical

A lifetime is spent accumulating knowledge and financial security. How an individual passes that forward to the next generation takes thought and planning.  Establishing a trust is a responsible decision for your family’s financial future. That trust can help you manage your property and assets, reduce estate taxes, avoid probate, and leave a legacy. To…
Estate Planning - Something New

Estate Planning: Something New

COVID-19 is impacting people in unanticipated ways. Google Trends (see chart below) is showing a significant increase in estate planning searches as people reflect upon how this might affect them and their legacy. Online estate planning websites are experiencing dramatic increases of 50% to 100%. The world has re-discovered the need for estate planning due…
Employee Stock Ownership Plan

What Is an ESOP?

Employee Stock Ownership Plan An ESOP, or Employee Stock Ownership Plan, allows employees to become owners of the stock in the company they work. It is a retirement plan designed to benefit not just the employees but the business as a whole. ESOPs can provide substantive retirement and develop transformational productivity through shared ownership. ESOPs…
Farm Services - TI-TRUST

2020 Farm Family of the Year

TI-TRUST is proud to recognize Rick Edwards, AFM (Vice-President Farm Services) and his family as the 2020 Herald-Whig Farm Family of the Year!  The family was recently honored at the First Bankers Trust/ Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Banquet held in Quincy, Illinois. Rick’s parents – Paul and Edith  Edwards – were life-long dairy…