The Federal Reserve announced plans to raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, and is likely to raise them rapidly for the rest of the year. The moves are meant to counter high inflation but could lead to some hard financial decisions for many people. WSJ personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen with steps you can take to protect your holdings, and financial decisions to put off amid rising rates.

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