Most people are reasonably familiar with both retail banking and commercial banking, but private banking remains an unclear concept to many. Private banking, quite simply, is personalized banking and financial management services for professionals and h

Kimberly D. Scott, who resides in the Puget Sound area, has been named president and CEO of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, effective this June 1, the organization's board announced recently. 'Kimberly Scott has the perfect bl

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