Coeur d'Alene-based Pinkerton Investments Inc., the parent company of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists LLC, has acquired W.E. Sherman & Co. LLC, a national investment research firm headquartered in St. Louis.

Business for title insurance companies is down this year, caused by declining numbers of purchase and refinance transactions, representatives of title companies here say.

Liberty Lake Cloud Inc., which does business as Vega Cloud, has completed a $9 million funding round, the company announced this afternoon.

Exchange-traded funds are growing in popularity as a part of some retirement strategies, despite a general lack of ETFs in 401(k) plans, some financial advisers here say. Dustin Allbery, vice president of operations at Northwest Planning Inc.

In light of recent charges against the local financial adviser accused of stealing millions from his clients, Spokane-area financial professionals and the legal examiner involved in the case say there are red flags investors should watch for and ways to

Amanda Landreth, director of lending administration at STCU, says her drive to succeed has helped push her through the busiest year of her life. 'I just want to get the next step done so I can be proud of what I've done and show my kids that you