Threshold Group named Top Workplace by Seattle Business Magazine

Family-owned firm earns #1 spot among small firms in Washington state

June 13, 2009

SEATTLE, wash. – In an economy where jobs are under pressure, Threshold Group, a family-owned wealth management office headquartered in Gig Harbor, Wash., has earned the top ranking among small employers in Washington state. According to Seattle Business magazine’s 2009 listing of 100 Best Companies to Work For, Threshold earned the #1 ranking in a tie with Seattle law firm GordonDerr.

The magazine’s annual ranking takes into account workplace culture, benefits, employee programs and an online survey of the employees themselves. Threshold Group has ranked in the annual Best Companies to Work For list for the past five years, and this is the first time the young firm (established in 1999) has won top honors.

Threshold Group is a multi-family wealth management office that oversees the financial and personal affairs of a select number of families throughout the US. With offices in Gig Harbor, New York City and Portland, Ore., the firm was created when George and Jane Russell sold the Frank Russell Company (now Russell Investments) to Northwestern Mutual 10 years ago. The firm works closely with about 55 households across the US and oversees about $1.5 billion in private investment assets.

“We owe every bit of this to George Russell, his late wife Jane Russell and our family owners. They challenged us from the start to create a special workplace for our associates with the end game of creating exceptional service for our clients, said Ed Lazar, president of Threshold Group. “This confirms we are on the right track, and challenges us to keep at it.”

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