Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about CEO confidence hitting a high, consumer sentiment dropping, if he thinks inflation will go higher, what has been causing the market to move lower the last few days, why the overall market performance is still something to be excited about, what he expects from Fed policy this year, his thoughts on the DOGE Dividend concept, and what will impact the market the most this year.

Segment 2: Carl Prouty, “The Technologist” at Abt Electronics in Glenview, talks to John about what’s new at Abt including vanity televisions and the world’s first transparent TV, the new infrared sauna, a self-flying drone, the more reasonably priced Apple phone, and the best value for laptops right now.