Long-term risk. This refers to the ongoing challenge we always have as investors. It's not what most folks like to hear, but understanding and accepting that there is no way you can control the markets-or your investments-is

So you're thinking about selling your business. First off, congrats. If you're selling your business, then a chapter-or more like a novel-is coming to an end.

After 26 years as the CEO of Spokane Media Federal Credit Union, Debie Keesee will step down from her post, effective Friday, April 14. Keesee launched her career in the credit union industry in 1978 when she was 19 years old. She attended Eastern

Spokane financial advisers and accountants say they're somewhat surprised the Washington state Supreme Court upheld the state's new tax on certain capital gains, and they're renewing efforts to examine its effects on high-net worth clients, sales

Many community and regional bank leaders here are focused on alleviating customer fears that two recent large bank failures could lead to further collapses in the banking industry. Such fallout hasn't materialized at community banks in the Inland North

Spokane angel investor Tom Simpson says he has completed fundraising for Kick-Start V, a $3.8 million venture capital fund to invest in local and regional startups.

In the midst of tax season, charitably inclined people who itemize their deductions will, at some point, endure the hassle of checking folders, emails, and letters to track down a year's worth of donation receipts to provide to their tax professionals.

When it comes to gifting assets to future generations, many families are rightfully concerned about the potential tax effect. In other words, how and when should they pass down their assets to ensure that the greatest amount possible actually gets to