Inside the Fort: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

At Fort Pitt, we must have the luck of the Irish. We’ve struck gold in terms of staff and colleagues and we’re lucky to work with such amazing clients day in and day out. For today’s “Inside the Fort” post, we wanted to share with you some photos of how the FPCG team celebrated the holiday. We sported our green and made our most delicious Irish recipes. Take a[...] Continue reading

Don’t Leave Your Retirement Investments Up to Luck

According to a 2016 Employee Benefits Research Institute survey, 42 percent of working Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. What’s even more staggering is data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which reports that two thirds of Americans don’t contribute anything to a 401(k) or other retirement account available through their employer. While saving and[...] Continue reading

Mike Blehar named a Barron’s Top Advisor

Barron’s recently released their 2017 Top Advisor Ranking by state, and we’re proud to announce that our own Mike Blehar has been recognized. Mike is one of seven advisors included from the Pittsburgh region, out of 48 PA advisors to make the list. Data provided by over 4,000 national advisors assembles the annual list. The weighted factors that determine the ranking[...] Continue reading

Inside the Fort: Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser for Junior Achievement

As part of the Young Professionals Board for the Western PA Junior Achievement Chapter, I recently created a team and participated in a Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser to benefit the Kelly Elementary Junior Achievement program. As a group, we exceeded our goal and the whole Young Professionals Board raised over $9,000 for the event through online and in-person donations. Proceeds[...] Continue reading

AdvisoryHQ ranks Fort Pitt as one of the Top 10 advisors in Pittsburgh

AdvisoryHQ recently released their 2017 ranking of the “Top 10 Best Financial Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA” and we are proud to announce our inclusion on the list! Since its launch in 2015, we’ve seen AdvisoryHQ become a prominent review and ranking media system for the financial industry. To generate the ranking, AdvisoryHQ reviewed regional firms’ processes such[...] Continue reading