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Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. Regardless of elections, we generally see the proverbial glass as half full. For those of you who worry the sky is falling, we will pass along something learned on Wall Street: “Sell sky.” After all, we have made it this far, so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days.
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, especially since the middle of the week is upon us. Regardless of elections, we generally see the proverbial glass as half full. For those of you who worry the sky is falling, we will pass along something learned on Wall Street: “Sell sky.” After all, we have made it this far, so we are determined to hang on for another couple of days.
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