Bill Hastie |

Last Friday closed the books on another stellar year in the U.S. equity markets.  By the widest margin in 24 years, but only for sixth time in history, the S&P

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Bill Hastie |

A holiday-shortened week last week saw some solid gains as the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ all finished to the upside, 1.7%, 2.3% and 3.2%, respectively.  Is this

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Bill Hastie |

Last Friday was a very rough day in the U.S. equity markets, ending what was a very rough week.  The Dow dropped nearly 1.5% on Friday and almost 1.7% for the

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Bill Hastie |

This month we would like to share an article written by Commonwealth Financial Network’s chief investment officer, Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI, which captures

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Bill Hastie |

Medical and economic news had the U.S. equity markets volatile once again last week, ending with solid gains across the board.  The S&P 500 gained 3.8% last

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Bill Hastie |

A wild week of market volatility ended with a mixed session last Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ having lost ground over several concerns.  The Dow

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Bill Hastie |

Amid reports of a potential new COVID-19 variant, U.S. stocks are coming off a holiday-shortened trading session last Friday in which the Dow posted its worst

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Bill Hastie |

President Biden is expected to announce in the coming days his nomination for the next Federal Reserve Chair.  Current chairman Jerome Powell and Lael Brainard

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Bill Hastie |

Stocks are coming off a losing week after last month’s consumer price index (CPI) made its largest annual increase in more than three decades. All three major

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

As we are now entering the holiday season, it feels like a good time to revisit the evergreen topic of generosity. It’s easy to do so during a season of giving

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