Stewardship
and Commitment
The Women of
RBC Wealth Management
By Sabra Brown Steinsiek
Photos By DanQuan.com
 RBC Wealth Management was founded in St. Paul, Minn., in 1909 as a small enterprise selling stocks and bonds. Today, it is the eighth largest full-service securities firm in the United States, offering services and investment advice with “an unbiased, independent perspective helping clients achieve their financial goals.”
The staff of the Albuquerque branch of the firm includes 12 brokers, of which four are women who together offer more than 90 years of experience in the financial services industry—services that include Investment Accounts, Equities (stocks), Fixed Income Securities (CDs and bonds), Diversified Investments (mutual funds and annuities), Retirement Plans (IRAs and Profit Sharing), Educational Savings Programs, and more.
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Tax Time
Tips for
Business
Owners
By Lisa Ragsdale
 Spring is a busy time for Cathie and her staff as they help business owners make the right decisions when calculating deductions. Timing is most important, Cathie says. “Business owners should carefully consider the potential taxable income for the current year as well as the next.” You might be able to reduce overall taxes by saving a deduction until the following year, she explains. It depends upon the tax bracket that applies for the particular year.
Another strong suggestion Cathie offers is to keep a mileage log. She acknowledges business owners “hate to do this, but when they actually track the business mileage, I find they are taking bigger deductions than just deducting the actual expense.”
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Woman’s History Month:
New Mexico’s Earliest Women
By Irene I. Blea, Ph.D.
Women are inspired by those who came before them. Until recently, most of New Mexico’s captivating history was researched, documented, and published by men about men. As women’s scholarship expands, we discover that the state has an equally fascinating women’s history.
It begins with prehistoric eras, when native women endured and traveled in hostile environments. Indigenous women lived, gave birth, and basically lent to the state traditions, motifs, foods, and spirituality that today draw millions of tourists to New Mexico each year. These women were joined by Spanish women, who brought language, different social norms, and religion, which blended to uniquely enrich the state. American pioneer women subsequently added to the nature and character of New Mexico.
A brief profile of New Mexico women’s history can be greatly expanded, but must include Lozen, highly revered for her physical, mental, and spiritual power in advising her brother Victorio during the Apache resistance to U.S. encroachment onto Indian land in the1800s.
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