To close out the year, a few thoughts and one question.

Motley Full Money starts now.

I'm Chris Hill, just me today.

I'm going to keep this short, but I did want to share a couple of thoughts as we close out 2022.

First though, just a heads up on what's coming in the next few days.

On Friday, we've got our 2023 preview show, lots of investing ideas, industries, trends to watch,

stock ideas, CEOs on the hot seat, reckless predictions. It's a packed show.

That's on Friday. Next week, starting on Monday, we're going to have a series of segments that are

really aimed at setting the table for the year. From a financial and investing planning perspective,

we'll be talking about growth stocks, value stocks, dividend payers. That starts on Monday.

We're taking the weekend off. No new episodes on Saturday or Sunday. I figured you wouldn't mind the

break. But if you're really looking for something to listen to, the Check Your Balance is podcast.

Just had their 100th episode and I'm the guest. I had a lot of fun talking with Ross Anderson and

Dan Maseca, the host of that podcast. I'm a regular listener to Check Your Balance. It's fun to

be a guest and talk about a bunch of things, including the origin story of Motley Fool Money.

Check that out when you get a chance. 2022. Not a great year for us as investors.

Huh? S&P 500 down 20%? Nasdaq down more than 30%. If you're like me, you've got stocks in your

portfolio that are down 50, 60, 70% from their highs. Not a great year at all. Worst year and over a decade.

This was a tough one. This was one of those years that makes investors ask questions like,

why am I doing this? I saw this interview with Seth Rogan. You know Seth Rogan from

Knocked Up and Super Bad actor, writer, director, producer.

A hugely successful guy, Seth Rogan. What struck me was that when he started out in the entertainment

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