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    It was a wild week for stocks. Should you worry? Here are 4 things to keep in mind

    Markets went on such a roller coaster ride this week that it even stumped the most veteran investors. Here are 4 things to know.
    by David Gura Jan 29, 2022 3 minutes
    A pedestrian walks past a certified pre-owned car sales lot in Alhambra, California on Jan. 12, 2022. Prices for cars, including used ones, have surged during the pandemic, pushing inflation to 40-year highs.

    It was a week that shook Wall Street as an era of easy money is coming to an end.

    Markets went on such a roller coaster ride that it even stumped the most veteran investors, ending, remarkably, with the biggest rally of the year for the main stock indices.

    The reason for all the volatility? The Federal Reserve this week telegraphed at its first policy meeting of the year that it plans to start raising interest rates as early as March to tackle inflation, which has reached 40-year highs.

    Markets are penciling in four to

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