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I have a sad tale to relate.\xa0 After dodging Covid for the last three years, my wife Sari and I were at a wedding two weeks ago and the virus decided to crash the party.\xa0 Two days later, I tested positive and Sari tested negative.\xa0 I\u2019ll spare you the grim details, since almost everyone has had a similar experience.\xa0 However, despite only mild and fleeting symptoms, I experienced a rebound and so I\u2019m sitting alone, testing daily, and waiting for a negative so I can return to society.\nInvestors in 2023 have also been waiting for a negative.\xa0 Waiting to see if economic growth would turn negative.\xa0 Waiting for a well-established negative trend on inflation.\xa0 And waiting for the Federal Reserve to perceive enough general negativity to stop raising interest rates.\xa0 As the first half of the year draws to a close, the wait continues.\xa0 However, in rather sharp contrast to my predicament, there is plenty that investors can do while they wait.