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October 2021 Economic Update – “This time is different – or is it?”

//  by Tower Bridge Advisors

In this video titled, “This time is different – or is it?”, Senior Portfolio Manager Chris Crooks addresses the current economic outlook by looking at the parallels between the current pandemic and its economic impact, versus the economic impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. History doesn’t always repeat, but sometimes it rhymes.

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