The Secular Trends in the Interest Rate Cycle

I think generally we are really, you know, so we'll sequentially expect to improve earnings per share. But the comps really get better for us in the back half of the year. You remember early last year, obviously interest rates earlier in the year were much lower. Inflation wasn't such a big factor. As we got later in the year, inflation was higher, interest rates were higher. We're still expecting a strong year. And as you know, the center point of our guide is still up versus last year. Right, and now your historian in this situation,. isn't it highly unusual at this point in the interest rate cycle to have still up be projecting up numbers