Melissa Martin, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Pilates Instructor |

Growing up in the Salinas Valley, I was very fortunate to see first hand how my food was grown and where it came from. Driving down Highway 68, I not only

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Bill Hastie |

Last week saw solid performance in U.S. equities, capped off with a strong rallies Thursday and especially Friday.  On Friday, the S&P 50 gained 1.57%, its

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Bill Hastie |

U.S. stocks fell last Friday after strong labor-market data supported the case for the Federal Reserve to continue its pace of raising interest rates.  The

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Bill Hastie |

Since early June, investors had been hoping that the Federal Reserve would take more of a dovish approach to future interest rates hikes, seeking an economic

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Haley Hitchman |

Markets struggled last week, with all major US indices declining.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.05%, the S&P 500 down 1.16-% and the tech heavy

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Haley Hitchman |

It was a busy week for economic reports, with the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index and weekly jobless claims all reporting better than estimates.

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Melissa Martin, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Pilates Instructor |

Many of us didn’t grow up with the current technology we enjoy today, and have had to learn to adapt to it over time. As research is catching up with the

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Bill Hastie |

Stock futures rise this morning following the S&P 500’s third winning week in a row, capped off with a huge jobs report last Friday.  While the market was

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Haley Hitchman |

Despite two consecutive quarters being reported of negative Gross Domestic Product prompting fears the US economy is in recession, markets continued to extend

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Bill Hastie |

Despite a sell-off last Friday on the back of weaker-than-expected earnings from Snap that sent the technology sector tumbling, the U.S. equity markets finished

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Bill Hastie |

Despite Friday’s relief rally that saw the Dow jump more than 650 points, the three major stock indices had another losing week.  The Dow declined 0.16% on the

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Ryan Hastie, Portfolio and Retirement Plan Analyst |

Current Market Environment

It was certainly difficult to watch most of the major market indices continue their slide into bear market territory. For the

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