Employee Spotlight: Francesca Leverich

Welcome to our Employee Spotlight Series! Every month, we plan to showcase one employee, so that our Ramparts readers get an inside look at our firm and get to know different members of the team. This month, we checked in with Francesca Leverich, a client relationship specialist (CRS) who has been with Fort Pitt since October 2008. Tell readers about your background[...] Continue reading

Critical Questions for Plan Sponsors

The plan sponsor space is ever-changing and here at Fort Pitt we know how important it is to stay up-to-date with current trends in the space. In conjunction with upcoming seminars we’re holding surrounding plan sponsors and 401(k) plans, we will be doing a short blog series on critical questions that plan sponsors need to consider, with their clients in mind, to ensure[...] Continue reading

Financial Advice for the Powerball Winner(s)

There has been no shortage of news surrounding the recent record Powerball jackpot. Our Charlie Smith was included in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article offering advice to the potential winner and Mike Blehar was on WPXI-TV doing the same. Countless hopeful Americans went to sleep the night before the drawing dreaming about what they would do with their newfound[...] Continue reading

Pre-Travel Measures: Stay Secure on the Road!

If you’ll be on the road for holiday travel, you’ll find this month’s cybersecurity post to be helpful. Our latest update, courtesy of the SANS Institute, focuses on staying secure on the road. Some simple pre-travel measures can go a long way when connecting to the Internet and getting things done while traveling. Take the precautions below to stay secure on the[...] Continue reading

4 Steps to Dealing with a Corporate Merger That Impacts You

Corporate merger activity has seen a notable increase in Central Pennsylvania as of late.  The activity in the banking sector has been robust; Integrity Bank, Susquehanna Bank, and Metro Bank to name a few. However, the recent Rite Aid merger has really garnered the focus of the local merger and acquisition landscape. The majority of the media coverage surrounding a[...] Continue reading