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Podcast Highlight - Predictions: Two Steps Forward and One Step Back

What's Driving the Market

The team is pretty much in agreement that 2023 is going to be up and down during this interplay between inflation and interest rate hikes. There’s also an expectation for bonds. And they discuss how Market Volatility affects investors and how the Risk Tolerance tool can help.

Enjoy this highlight clip from the Strong Valley Mid-Quarter Roundtable discussion. If you have questions for the Strong Valley team, check out strongvalley.com and use the Contact form to submit your questions.

You can stay up-to-date with the quarterly updates by following us at strongvalley.com/podcast, or by subscribing to the Strong Valley podcast on iTunes.

March 13, 2023
What's Driving the Market
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