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To: robert b furman who wrote (39769)	3/9/2023 10:53:31 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41547

The question is - when do you decide that the rates topped? I remember the late 70’s - early 80’s, when loans were going at about 15-18%. Powell was able to stop it - but, back then we weren’t 32 trillion under water. Who knows if anyone can control things this time around. My in-laws did quite well in the 70’s - 80’s by simply rotating money through CD’s, making close enough to keep up with inflation. The markets were a total freaking disaster. Good luck trying to earn a return in the double digits in the markets - just to stay in place with your purchasing power. A recession could be hard on energies. Gold never took off. Bonds are doing what bonds do in inflationary times - they go down. Even cryptos - so far this year they outperform just about everything - but to get onboard, you’d have to pick the bottom of a huge decline. That’s hard to do - and most times, ends in pain.