Buy tech? There's a big difference between Snowflake and Palo Alto. There will be volatility, but Palo Alto's moves will be fraction compared to the high-octane tech stocks (Docusign, Zoom, Lemonade). There's a big difference between them and Meta, Apple and Intel. You have to look at valuations.
A hawkish Fed triggering a sell-off today, so sell? If you're fully invested and rely on income from your dividend stocks, you can't sell everything now. Consider your capital gains bill. If your time horizon is long, then keep holding and you'll be fine. Don't be cute by selling now just to avoid a 10% drop in the market if there's a recession.
Regional banks are a lot easier to understand than the big banks, which have international operations, investment banking, etc. Even if you read the reports, you can't totally understand the nuances of these banks. She got really burned in 2008 by big banks like Citi.
She bought it last fall, knowing it was early, but she planned to be patient. The Spirit acquisition announced today should accrete. True, there may be regulatory headaches, but on the whole this deal makes Jet Blue stronger in 3, 5,10 years. Be patient.