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title: 1Q 2023 Review - Talbot Financial, LLC
author: Mary
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# 1Q 2023 Review

Written by Mary on 19 February 2026. Posted in [2023](https://www.talbotfinancial.com/component/content/category/9-newsletters/11-2023).

- [/images/newsletters/1Q2023-Review.pdf](https://www.talbotfinancial.com/images/newsletters/1Q2023-Review.pdf)

The year began with investors focused on the Federal Reserve’s aggressive policy to further increase interest rates to slow inflation. Then in early March a new issue surfaced when a liquidity crisis led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Despite these events, the stock market demonstrated its resilience as the Index increased 7.5% during the first quarter.