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Independent thinking, shared success. InvestTalk is made possible by KPP Financial, a registered investment advisor firm, serving clients throughout the United States.

Here is KPP Financial Chief Executive Officer, Financial Advisor, Justin Klein.

Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Invest Talk. This is our Monday, January 5th,

2026 edition. They're used to that. And it's our first Monday of the year. We're going to get

their first full trading week of the year.

And obviously a lot of big news over the weekend with what happened in Venezuela.

And to kick off a very interesting 2026 from a geopolitical perspective.

Obviously, you have, you had a crazy year last year and this one is

keeping up with that trend. And as they say, the trend is your friend, right? So in this case,

you know, there's new things that are happening in markets that you have to take a new account

and adjust your portfolios, your strategy

accordingly. And that's what we are to help you with in this new year. It's time to refocus. Do you

rebalance your accounts? This is the time that you really want to do that. Everybody should be

thinking about that. New year, if you're taking some gains you know you don't have to

pay those taxes for a little while so here is the time here's the time to step back assess the

situation assess your portfolio and that's what we are here to help you with now we can do that

in the show we can do that through a portfolio review. We do that

with clients each every week, every month, et cetera. But this hour is about you and helping you become

a better investor so that with my help directly or indirectly, you can make better decisions

with your money.

Now, first off, we answer your finance and invests some questions.

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