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GDP slipped recently and concerns are growing, but small, strategic choices now can help you protect your money and plan confidently for the road ahead. Here’s how to stay steady when markets wobble.

According to GOBankingRates, the U.S. economy shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first economic contraction since early 2022. This decline, slightly worse than the 0.2% drop economists had predicted, stands in stark contrast to the healthy 2.4% growth recorded in the final quarter of 2024. When gross domestic product (GDP) contracts, it means the total value of goods and…