Savings For Retirement – Your No-Panic Guide For Those Late to the Game

Different stages of life have their unique challenges and distractions when saving for retirement. The typical issues for those most investors in their 40’s are: Dealing with competing interests, which are most typically saving for retirement and children’s education. Creating a unified and coordinated strategy for meeting these goals[...] Continue reading

Inside the Fort: Free Care 5K Run

During the first weekend of August, Fort Pitt was a proud co-sponsor of the 26th annual St. Barnabas Free Care 5K. Proceeds from the event benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund which helps provide free health care to patients and residents. A few Fort Pitt employees volunteered, and our very own Travis Sollinger participated in the race alongside over 1,000 runners.[...] Continue reading

Tip of the Month: Establishing Credit From Scratch

We all know good credit is crucial when purchasing a home, a car, sometimes renting an apartment, and for many of life’s major decisions and moments. But, how can you establish and maintain good credit if you haven’t necessarily ever had the chance to build it in the past? We’ve pulled together some tips: Tip #1 – Student loans Sure, paying off student loans[...] Continue reading

Inside the Fort: One of our own inside the Pittsburgh Pirates’ dugout

It’s not every day just anyone gets to deliver the starting lineup at a Major League Baseball game in front of thousands of fans. But it happened recently to one of our own! On July 18th in recognition of Fort Pitt’s commitment and support of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Reagan Sommariva, daughter of Fort Pitt’s Jay Sommariva, had the honor of delivering the starting[...] Continue reading

How Can Job Hoppers Manage Retirement Planning?

In today’s business environment, it’s not uncommon for people to switch jobs every few years. Since pensions are mostly a thing of the past, staying at one place of employment for one’s entire career doesn’t have as much of a draw. Similarly, research shows that switching jobs can be strategic to increasing salary. But, while earning a higher salary now may[...] Continue reading