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Returns Following Interest Rate Hikes in the Past

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How has US stock and bond performance been affected by previous interest rate hikes by the Feds? January’s Student of the Market also takes a brief look at the last 3 years of stock market returns and examines diversified portfolio emotions, money market assets and important inflation considerations.

January 25, 2022
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