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Trending in the Cyber Criminal World: Personalized Scams

Unfortunately, cyber criminals continue to evolve and invent new ways to steal individual’s money or information. One new technique that is becoming more apparent is personalized scams: when a cyber criminal finds or purchases a database of people’s names, passwords, phone numbers or other details, and then targets the individual through this information. The new[...] Continue reading

How Investors Can Pick Solid Equities

It can be overwhelming for investors to choose where to invest their money. And, it’s important for them to remember that when they buy a stock they become a partial owner of the company. In order to take some of the pressure off of picking the perfect equities to invest in, I’d like to share some of the criteria to be aware of when making decisions to better identify[...] Continue reading

How to Manage Concentrated Stock Holdings

At Fort Pitt Capital, we review the portfolios of clients and prospective clients to determine if they are invested too heavily in one industry or company. Why is concentration a problem? No company is bulletproof, and a significant hit to a big position can wreck your overall returns. Whether you’ve acquired a position through compensation or bonuses, received shares[...] Continue reading

Learn How to Search Yourself Online: Will Hackers Like What They Find?

When it comes to online security and protecting personal information, it can be difficult to know what is publicly available. The most recent SANS newsletters dives into how people can find what information is readily available about them online, and how hackers take advantage of this information. One way to start is to research yourself online through a process called,[...] Continue reading

Inside the Fort: Outreach Teen & Family Services

Here at Fort Pitt, we love being involved in our community in the Greater Pittsburgh region and giving back to different causes. Last month, Mike Blehar was featured in the Outreach Teen & Family Services (Outreach) newsletter for his dedication to the organization. Outreach is a local non-profit community-based counseling agency providing professional, confident[...] Continue reading