Mid-Quarter Roundtable: Q2 - Big Names Driving Stock Performance

The Strong Valley advisor team, Kyle, Jason, Chris and Adam, discuss the top 8 performing stocks and their contribution to S&P 500 returns YTD, as well as the flip flop of what did bad vs what did good. They also delve into the extraordinary measures to be exhausted with the debt ceiling limit and answer clients questions.

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