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This year may have started with a bit more excitement than we perhaps expected. But regardless of how it started, it's here and we might as well make the most of it. 2021 looks like it is shaping up to include the good, the not so good and the better.
The Good: Nowhere to Go but Up
According to The Conference Board, the U.S. economy has nowhere to go but up in 2021 based on three economic scenarios it has offered up. And with the country struggling to recover from the single most significant quarterly economic contraction in 75 years, up is the most desirable direction to move in. From the consumer/member perspective, high levels of unemployment will tamper with their badly-needed spending, however.
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