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SNW (Seattle-Northwest Securities) is an investment bank and broker-dealer specializing in tax-exempt underwriting and sales, as well as trading and sales of taxable and tax-exempt fixed-income securities. SNW was formed in 1970 as a firm dedicated to helping municipalities achieve their financing goals. SNW is entirely employee-owned and is organized as a sub-chapter S corporation. Through SNW’s wholly owned LLC, SNW Asset Management, SNW also provides fixed-income asset management. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in Portland, Boise and Salt Lake City, SNW has the largest trading desk in the Northwest, averaging roughly $300 million in bonds daily. SNW is the leading regional underwriter and financial advisor for public issuers, as well as the leading market-maker for fixed-income municipal securities, in the Northwest. SNW creates remarkable results for its clients, collaborating to implement customized strategies and conducting business with impeccable integrity and ethics.




Patty Cacak
June 2nd, 1954 – January 5th, 2010
Beloved Friend and Colleague
  

 
Weekly Commentary
February 8th, 2010
Last week’s economic numbers as a whole were positive, but there are a few concerns out there. Friday’s unemployment number (9.7% act. vs. 10.0 est.) surprised nicely to the upside, breaking through the 10% number, but nonfarm payrolls (-20k act. vs. +1... (more)

 
(Archive) A Minute in the Market
Minute In The Market volume XXII
Ever since the stock market began to rally in March, fixed-income investors have had to deal with “spread compression” as the feeling has grown that the nation’s economic low point may be behind it. Spread compression refers to the shrinkage of yield spre... (more)
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