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Here is KPP Financial portfolio manager, Luke Guerrero.

Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Invest talk. My name is Lou Guerrero, and it is Wednesday, December 18th, 2024.

And I know those that you were thinking, man, how did it get to be already past the midpoint in December?

And honestly, I do not have an answer for you.

And surely the next week will bring a lot of time for celebration, reflection,

spending time with those we love over the holidays, as we always tend to do.

But as was made obvious by the day in the markets today that we'll talk about in a little bit,

just because the holidays are upon us does not mean we can ignore the world around us.

And so before long, we will be starting 2025 and we want to make sure that you are prepared.

That's why we meet here at InvestTalk, where the objective of this podcast, this radio program,

this YouTube series is to help make you a better and more informed investor.

Now, to accomplish that, I'll bring a bunch of stories to the table today, but most importantly,

I want to hear directly from you. And we have plenty of questions ready to play, from our voicemails, from our comment section

of the InvestTalk YouTube channel. But I really hope to hear from you live anytime throughout the show

at 888 99 chart now just a bit we'll tackle today's market performance and run

down those show topics I have for you today but first let's answer this caller question

hey guys good evening.

It's Larry down in South Florida.

I had a question about a stock.

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