Interest Rates Are Now Expected to Fall Rapidly in 2025 – Here's What It Means to You

At the start of 2025, the general expectation was that we'd see maybe one or two interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. However, in recent weeks, expectations have changed dramatically. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel reveals what the latest interest rate expectations are and what they could mean to you as an investor.

*Stock prices used were the morning prices of March 6, 2025. The video was published on March 7, 2025.

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