Since the beginning of 2022, all investors have heard about is that a recession is right around the corner. The culprit is usually the Federal Reserve and its interest rate hikes, as it has raised rates to quell economic activity to reduce inflation to a 2% target.

Unfortunately, there's nothing investors can do to control the situation. But what you can control are your own actions and how you respond to a recession if one occurs. Continue reading to learn how investors should handle recessions and if we should expect one soon.

Depending on who you ask, we've already experienced a recession. In Q1 and Q2 of 2022, the U.S. experienced two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. While this is often cited as a sign of a recession, it's not the official definition. Officially, there isn't a recession until the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) declares one, which it didn't do for the short period last year.

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