As I mentioned last November in this space, 'Elections or not, stocks tend to be forward-looking.” The S&P 500, which had been up about 2 percent for the year just before the election, finished with gains of just over 9 percent. A lot of the move s

A number of years ago, I briefly worked for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country. While there, I received some of the best advice I ever received with regard to succeeding in the industry. One of the top producers at that firm told me that

Northwest Bancorporation Inc., the Spokane-based parent of Inland Northwest Bank, has reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.4 million, or 21 cents a diluted share, up from income of $726,000, or 11 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. For all

Stay Alfred, the nationwide urban vacation rental company based here, says it has secured $15 million in Series A funding from a Seattle-based investor and expects to use the money to expand its presence globally and to increase its rental unit inventory

Completed foreclosures in Spokane County increased in 2016, following a precipitous decline the previous year. The Spokane County Auditor's Office recorded 778 foreclosures last year, up 9 percent from 714 foreclosures in 2015. While the number of d

Hart Capital Management Inc., of Spokane, says the composite value of the 10 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies rose to $10.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of $286 million, or 3 percent, from the previous quarter. It's the

Bankruptcy filings in Eastern Washington and North Idaho have declined for the sixth straight year. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Eastern District of Washington reported a total of 3,986 filings in 2016, down from 4,219 in 2015, a decrease of nearly 6 p

Bank, credit union, and investment market executives here are mostly bullish about the coming year, despite potentially growth-dampening effects of anticipated Federal Reserve rate hikes and uncertainties stemming from the recent presidential election. T

Palouse Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based boutique asset management firm, says its Diversified Income Strategy has earned recognition-for the eighth time-as a top performer in the PSN Top Guns list for the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30.

Investors in the aerospace and defense industry have enjoyed a strong return of 11.3 percent so far this year-as of Oct. 21-and that strength is primed to continue generating above-average returns over the foreseeable future. Government spending all