Hart Capital Management Inc., a Spokane-based investment firm, says the stock value of 14 publicly traded Inland Northwest companies, as measured in an overall index it compiles, rose 0.5 percent percent in the first quarter of 2014, lagging behind the St

Umpqua Holdings Corp., of Portland, announced this morning that it has received all regulatory approvals for its proposed acquisition of Spokane-based Sterling Financial Corp., the parent company of Sterling Bank. The regulatory nod follows the previou

While the financial-planning sector is chock-full of rules of thumb and industry-accepted guidelines, developing a charitable-giving strategy is one area with too many variables for a legitimate broad-brushed approach to work, experts say. Veteran fina

After more than four decades of helping investors around the country manage their financial assets, there are a few observations I've made over that time that apply across the whole spectrum of investors, without regard to age, income, education, or any

The CFA Society of Spokane, an organization of financial analysts, portfolio managers, and other investment professionals, has slated two industry veterans to speak at its 20th annual Economic Forecast Dinner tonight at the Davenport Hotel. A reception

Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Spokane-based agricultural lending cooperative, has reported net income of $237 million for 2013, an increase of 26 percent compared with income of $187.3 million the previous year. Meanwhile, the cooperative says itï