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Stock Market Volatility, Geopolitics and Midterm Elections - Oh My! Should Investors Be Worried?

If you've spent any time watching market news this year, you've likely experienced the roller coaster of recent stock volatility. I've had a lot of questions about whether it's different this time, or whether we're heading for a tough correction.

There are a lot of factors involved in this year's volatility, but that doesn't mean it's all bad news out there.

What's going on here?

A couple of the major drivers of volatility this year have been centered around economic uncertainty and geopolitics.

The Federal Reserve has started

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