Jean and Soledad discuss the differences between the stock market and the economy, how to determine the health of the economy and why it shrank in the first quarter since consumers are still spending despite inflation.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. For the strategy to be effective, you must continue to purchase shares in both up and down markets. As such, an investor needs to consider his/her financial ability to continuously invest through periods of low price levels.

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