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Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio, Taking stock now of the stock market. We've

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Speaker 1: got a market that is looking for a reason to

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Speaker 1: keep rallying today. A lot of volatility of course around

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Speaker 1: happy to welcome back to the show. David Kats. He's

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Speaker 1: Asset Advisors right here in New York City. David, welcome, Hey,

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Speaker 1: definitely nice to be here. So set back kind of

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Speaker 1: The market has been a roller coaster this year. You

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