September is National Preparedness Month

Our colleagues over at American Business Bank recently sent us a reminder about the need to be vigilant and prepared for earthquakes. While we focus at LifeSteps Financial on being vigilant and prepared with finances, this reminded us to be equally vigilant and prepared for unexpected acts of mother nature. In California, that means earthquakes and fires. Here…

Slowing Growth

Looking Back at August August was a volatile month with the stock market dropping almost 3% on August 14, 2019 when the yield curve inverted for the first time since 2007. The yield curve inversion means that the interest rate on the US two-year bond is higher than the interest rate on the 10-year bond.…