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One of the things about financial markets that's always been the most difficult is the

old adage by low and sell high is really never followed, because human behavior is, you

know, we love the comfort of a crowd, but as we come off of it, nobody wants to catch

a falling knife.

Nobody wants to invest in a depreciating asset, even if that might be, you know, the

right time to put your money in, because nobody wants to call the bottom.

You probably have a solid plan for retirement, but maybe you're wondering, did I miss

something?

Is there something more that I can do right now to secure my financial future?

It is time to find out.

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Hey everyone, I'm Gene Chatsky.

Thank you so much for joining me today for our very first-for-money episode of 2023.

We're so happy to have you with us for another year, especially coming out of 2022 when

I got to say so many of us had some big money questions because it was a very bumpy ride.

On average last year, we saw stocks down by about 22% bonds down by 15%.

It was actually the worst year for bonds since 1926.

Crypto took the biggest beating with a decline of around 50%, but wait, there's more.

Inflation was also a killer with prices for everything up by as much as 9.1%, that was

a 40-year high.

In an effort to tamp down runaway prices, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven

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