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

Here is KPP Financial portfolio manager, Luke Guerrero.

Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Invest Talk.

I'm Lou Guerrero, and today's Friday, June 27th, 2025.

And I know this sounds pretty crazy, but this is the last Friday in the first half of 2025.

It's the second to last trading day of the first half of the year.

And frankly, I don't know where all the time has gone.

It seemed like just yesterday I was attempting to stay awake on New Year's but falling

asleep on my couch and briefly waking up to see fireworks.

And here we are, already halfway through the year.

And certainly H1, 2025, has been eventful.

And perhaps it is poetic that near the end of the first half, after the volatility, we end at record highs.

But to see where we are is to ignore the journey

and to understand how important it is to see what is going on

on a broad lens and not just take a snapshot in time.

And so we here at InvestTalk are here each and

every day through the first half of the year and we promise through the next six months as well.

And when we do do this show, this radio program, this YouTube series, this podcast, our goal is to help make you a better and more informed investor.

We do that with our main focus points, which we bring to the table every day.

We try and touch on as many stories as possible, but that also depends on how many questions you have,

because the most important part of this show is your finance and investment questions.

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