Critical Investment Strategies For Downside Protection

Successful investment strategies are less about capturing 100% of the market’s upside and more about missing the potholes. Avoid the Most Significant Investing Mistakes The extreme volatility from the 2008 – 2009 financial crisis provided one of the most severe environments to illustrate this concept; while most investors have recovered their losses, the wild[...] Continue reading

Exciting news at our Fort Pitt family

Just in time for Father’s Day, we have one especially proud Dad here at Fort Pitt. Daryl Patten, partner and senior vice president, shared with the team that his son, Nick Patten, has been signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates! Nick, a current student at the University of Delaware and first baseman, was selected by the Pirates during the MLB draft’s 28th round. Playing[...] Continue reading

GDPR: What Is It & How Does It Affect Me?

Recently, GDPR has been making headlines, but what is it? The General Data Protection Regulation is a law developed by the European Union (EU), which went into effect May 25, 2018. Regardless of where an organization is located, the law protects the personal information of all EU residents and requires organizations to maintain the privacy and security of their personal[...] Continue reading

Employee Spotlight: Don Fakner

For our latest Employee Spotlight, we spent some time with Don Fakner, who recently joined the Fort Pitt team as an investment operations analyst. In our sit down with Don, we discussed his professional responsibilities, his summer plans and his run in with a group of transient orca whales. What is your current job title and what are some of your[...] Continue reading

2018 Pittsburgh Vetrepreneur of the Year award announced

Fort Pitt recently had the honor of sponsoring the 2018 Pittsburgh Vetrepreneur of the Year award, which recognizes a regional veteran business owner who exhibits characteristics that enable his or her business to flourish and emit growth and success. This year’s winner is Jack Mook, owner of Jack’s Boxing Gym, who will be honored at an event on 5/23. An on-again,[...] Continue reading