The economy didn’t crater in the first half of 2023 — and that means Wall Street was very wrong

The way to make money in the first half of 2023 was to declare your independence from Wall Street.

At the start of the year, the top forecasters were predicting the S&P 500 would have a bad first half, as the U.S. would slide into recession.

Reality? The S&P 500 turned in a stellar 6 months, rocketing 17%.

And…