Quantum Financial Planning Services Inc., founded here by Al Herman and Houston Scrudder in 1979, got on the financial planning train relatively early, says Eric Christiansen, certified financial planner and a managing member with the company.

When someone has or suspects they might develop a chronic, disabling health condition, such as Alzheimer's disease or Huntington's disease, preparing for retirement has challenges to be faced on a case-by-case basis, some financial advisers here

While many of us have asked a financial adviser what steps might help us achieve an early retirement, it's a good bet the majority of younger workers don't really expect to be able to do so anytime soon.

Investors who lost millions of dollars when Spokane-based Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. shut down 14 years ago have recouped another small portion of their money.

Bank card and credit card company imposters, fraudulent directory listing and advertising, fake invoices, fake checks, and technical support frauds are the top five small business scam risks identified in a study.

Total lending backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Inland Northwest rose $8.3 million through fiscal year 2018, data compiled by SBA indicates.

The founders of Spokane-based financial technology startup Obloco Inc., which does business as XpenseOne, say they're laying the groundwork this year to make their cloud-based expense reporting software a staple product in the realm

In a matter of months, First Interstate BancSystem Inc. will go from having no presence to a prominent foothold in the Inland Northwest banking community.