After closing at a record high yesterday, the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index dropped about seven-tenths of 1% today. The index returned 5.2% in April -- more than five times the monthly gain stocks averaged for nine decades. And, now, for the good news.

With the Federal Reserve indicating repeatedly that it will not raise lending rates to quell a spike in inflation -- from the current rate of about 1.6% to its target rate of 2% -- the U.S. economy is rocketing like never before. Read Our Latest E-Newsletter

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As the nation emerges from the Covid pandemic, be prepared for a wild ride in the stock market and consider how you might capitalize on panicked selloffs that seem quite possible. Watch this week's video.

Bond yields have risen sharply and are one of the shifting crosscurrents that have caused stock prices to drift lower, further from the post-Covid bull market high. When Treasury bond yields rise, it does attract some money away from stocks and toward the safety of long-term government guaranteed yields. Watch this weeks video