Spring cleaning your finances

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Barron’s ranks Fort Pitt Advisors best in PA

Barron’s recently released their annual Top Advisor Rankings by state, and once again we’re proud to announce that our own Mike Blehar and Ted Bovard have made the list. These rankings are based on data provided by over 4,000 of the nation’s most productive advisors and highlight the top advisors in each state based on assets under management, revenue produced for[...] Continue reading

Stocks & Basketball: March Madness Loves an Underdog

March Madness is upon us, and as our regular Ramparts readers know, we love looking for the underdog and spotting a potential upset. This reminds us of the 2010 Butler Bulldogs who had an incredible run in the NCAA tournament. As a number five seed, they made it to the finals only to lose in the last seconds of the game to a powerhouse, number one seed, the Duke Blue[...] Continue reading

Employee Spotlight: Emily P. Franco

Ramparts’ readers, meet Emily P. Franco! For the latest addition in our Employee Spotlight series, we sat down with Emily to hear about her professional development at the firm, and some fun facts about her unusual hobby. Take a look... What are your day-to-day responsibilities at Fort Pitt? As a client relationship specialist, I assist Michael Blehar and Santo[...] Continue reading

Critical questions for plan sponsors: Does your company offer a 401(k) plan?

If the answer to the question, “Does your company offer a 401(k) plan?” is yes, you’re off to a good start. If your company doesn’t offer a 401(k) plan, what are some of the reasons behind this? In this post we look at why some business owners don’t offer retirement plans, why they should, and how to get employees to participate. Many business owners fail to[...] Continue reading