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Here is KPP Financial portfolio manager, Luke Guerrero.

Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Investor.

I'm Luke Guerrero, and today is Wednesday, May 21st, 2025.

Now, the market has been doing the past couple days, something that it hasn't done in about a week and a half,

and that is go in the opposite direction of what we generally like to see. But again, we know that none of this is unexpected.

We've been talking for some time about the resurgence of volatility that we've seen in 2025,

that it is unlikely that 2025 will be a year like the previous two, and that this, in a way,

is the new normal. And so, though the causes of this volatility may change day in

and day out week after week, month after month, it's our job as investors to try to understand

why. In order to do that, we here at InvestTalk think we are a small part of that mission to

help you become a better and more informed investor.

Each and every day, except weekends.

We meet here and we bring some educational and actual items to the table.

We go over recent news.

We maybe explain a finance concept to you, but most importantly, the most important part of

our show is answering your finance and investment questions that you submit via voicemail

on our YouTube channel, on our iTunes review section, or live throughout the show.

Now, in just a bit, we'll talk about today's market performance and run down the show topics

that I have for you.

Let's tackle this caller question now.

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