News & Press Releases

First Foundation Opens Local OfficeSan Gabriel Valley Tribute (www.sgvtribune.com), July 22, 2010 | First Foundation Inc.

First Foundation Expands into PasadenaPasadena Now (www.pasadenanow.com), July 21, 2010 | First Foundation Inc.

First Foundation Launches Focus on WomenJuly 15, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Announces Fortigent as Wealth Management ResourceJuly 15, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Strong Positioning For A Sluggish EconomyJuly 15, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Can You Relocate If Your Mortgage is Underwater?Monster.com, July 2, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Income Investors Try To Cope with Zero Interest RatesInvestors.com, June 25, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

How to Waste Your MoneyThe Faster Times, June 3, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Stocks Tumble; Dow Drops - Investors Worry About Europe's Continuing Fiscal ProblemsLos Angeles Times, May 21, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Advisory Roots Help Calif. Bank Survive Difficult StartWhen the leaders of the wealth management firm Keller Financial Group decided to charter a bank three years ago, they could not have known what gut-wrenching times lay just ahead.AMERICAN BANKER, May 13, 2010 | First Foundation Bank

Movers & ShakersOCMetro, May 1, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Take Your Retirement Plan With YouLeaving your job? Don't forget your 401(k)Janus Report, April 1, 2010 | First Foundation Inc.

Roth IRA ConversionsNew rules expand Roth IRAs' benefits to more peopleCostco Connection, April 1, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Pensions Face Deadline TodayMarkets Media Online, April 1, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

C-Suite News: First Foundation Advisors Hires Louis Abel as Managing Director In Newly Established Pasadena OfficeLos Angeles Business Journal, March 22, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

People - FinanceOrange County Business Journal, March 22, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Advisors Appoints Louis P. AbelCapital IQ, March 9, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Hires For New Pasadena OfficeWealth Briefing, March 9, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Bank Announces Ultra Access Home Loans Bay Equity Selected Preferred Provider for Competitive Financing NeedsInvestors.com, March 4, 2010 | First Foundation Bank

Parenting Vs. SpoilingThe scions of wealthy families require the right nurturing and guidance to appreciate the value of money-and life.Private Wealth, March 1, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Costa Mesa Nonprofit Enlists Volunteers, Board to Feed PoorOrange County Business Journal, February 22, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Is This O.C. Investor the Last Cool Guy on Wall Street?OCRegister, February 17, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Worry Rises Over Wealth's Power to Harm Its HeirsAmerican Banker, January 27, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Preventing Spoiled Children Through Incentive Trustsonwallstreet.com, January 25, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

Raiding the retirement fund to keep your business afloatCNNMoney.com, January 15, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

The Entrepreneur's ToolboxAs the economy begins its slow recovery, business professionals must adapt to the "new normal." Here are the tools to do just that.OCMetro, January 1, 2010 | First Foundation Advisors

PEOPLE: BankingOrange County Business Journal, December 14, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Movers & ShakersOC Metro, December 10, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Advisors Hires Fixed Income Managing DirectorBank Investment Consultant, December 4, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

First Foundation Advisors Hires Fixed Income Managing DirectorFinancial Planning Magazine, December 4, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Alan G. Remedios Joins First Foundation Advisors as Managing Director of Fixed Income InvestmentsReuters, December 3, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Roger Palley Joins First FoundationOC Metro, December 2, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Americans boosting investments in foreign markets despite high risksAmid a plunge in many overseas stock markets prompted by the Dubai debt crisis, there's mounting concern that investors are rushing overseas too aggressively.Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Lee Hausner Named Thought Leader in Wealth ManagementOC Metro, December 1, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Roger Palley joins First Foundation AdvisorsOrange County Business Journal, November 30, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

The Secret of Building a Family FoundationFamily foundations do more than make grants - they can be a terrific teaching tool for subsequent generations.Wealth Manager, November 24, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Giving for Good: Philanthropic Wealth ManagementThe Glass Hammer, November 6, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Socially Responsible Investing Does Not Mean Lower ReturnsDailyWorth Blog, October 16, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Declaration of IndependenceFinancial Advisers Leaving, Laid Off from Wall Street Firms Joining Independent CompaniesOrange County Business Journal, October 12, 2009 | First Foundation Bank

Trust Fund Babies Cut Back in RecessionEven if they are still rich, the crisis brings new awareness and discretion.ABC News, September 23, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

The Cure For Financial Loss SyndromeHave you lost millions in the financial crisis? Are you suffering from anxiety, shame, guilt, insomnia, depression and a generalized loss of status? Do you look at your investment statements and break out in a cold sweat? Has your yacht been repo’d?The Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Financial Loss SyndromeThere's a dramatic rise in emotional distress amoung the wealthyTrust & Estates, June 1, 2009 | The Keller Group

How to Make Wealth Last for GenerationsStratos, April 1, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Choosing a financial advisorOC Metro, March 1, 2009 | The Keller Group

Financial Loss Syndrome, Or: Why Losing Money Feels So BadCoast Magazine, March 1, 2009 | First Foundation Advisors

Douglas Freeman Named in Worth Magazine's Top 100 Attorneys in 2008Worth Magazine, December 1, 2008 | First Foundation Advisors

The Man Who Said "Thanks"Orange County Register, November 19, 2008 | First Foundation Advisors

Resist the Impulse to Flee Stock Market, Financial Planners SayLos Angeles Times, October 12, 2008 | First Foundation Advisors

The Financial Adviser as Hand-HolderNew York Times, September 26, 2008 | The Keller Group

In Tough Times, Even the Billionaires Worry New York Times, September 10, 2008 | First Foundation Advisors

Calling All GrandparentsCoast Magazine, August 1, 2008 | The Keller Group

What's On Your MindCoast Magazine, July 1, 2008 | The Keller Group

Spoilt Rotten60 Minutes - Australia, June 29, 2008 | First Foundation Advisors

Back to Banking BasicsCoast Magazine, June 1, 2008 | The Keller Group

An Essential ConversationCoast Magazine, April 1, 2008 | The Keller Group

Plan Now to Save Taxes LaterCoast Magazine, November 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

The Trust Fund WhispererGlobe Life - Canada, October 16, 2007 | First Foundation Advisors

Exit StrategyCoast Magazine, October 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

What a Difference a Month MakesCoast Magazine, September 1, 2007 | First Foundation Advisors

Doing Well & Doing Good Coast Magazine, July 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

Million Dollar BabyCoast Magazine, June 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

Crisis? What Crisis?Coast Magazine, May 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

Saving Taxes and Increasing Family WealthCoast Magazine, March 1, 2007 | The Keller Group

Get Your Financial House in OrderCoast Magazine, January 1, 2007 | First Foundation Advisors