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With recent rate hikes and Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell saying there are several more to come, investors should expect a recession right around the corner. Some say we are already in one, and that could be true, except that unemployment is still very low, job creation is high, banks have high reserves and corporations are sitting on lots of cash. Retail sales are strong and consumers are still spending. Plus the Fed is planning to continue raising rates, which is not what they do during a recession. They lower rates in a recession. This tells me the economy has been racing at full speed, while the Fed is stomping on the breaks. That sounds like a volatile ride, and Powell admitted it could be a hard landing. Investors need to be wearing their seat belts, and maybe a helmet and pads. Hi, I'm Kathy Fettke and this is Real Estate News for Investors. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review. If you haven't recession-proofed your life yet, you better get on it. This means cutting bac