What Will Drive Financial Markets in 2026—and How to Make It Your Best Year

About this episode

The episode discusses the factors influencing financial markets in 2026 and strategies for making informed financial decisions.

We explore the forces likely to shape financial markets in 2026 and how to make better decisions as you pursue your goals this year. Topics covered include: The difference between intentions and resolutions Key behavioral biases and how to overcome them The cautionary tale of a private real estate fund that went public Is the affordability crisis real? The big test for AI in 2026 The financial and economic outlook for the year Sponsors Gelt - Taxes Done Right Masterworks - Invest in multimillion-dollar artwork offerings Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our  free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes A Slightly Better You in the New Year by Roland Fryer—The Wall Street Journal Paying Not to Go to the Gym by Stefano DellaVigna and Ulrike Malmendier—American Economic Association Handbook of Cognitive Biases—Federal Intelligence Service FIS Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over—Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis America’s affordability crisis…

People in this episode

Host: J. David Stein

Topics covered

• financial markets
• behavioral biases
• real estate
• AI
• economic outlook
• affordability crisis

Keywords

• financial markets
• 2026
• behavioral biases
• real estate
• AI
• economic outlook
• affordability crisis

Sponsors

Gelt, Masterworks, Delete Me

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Intelligence Service, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, The Economist, Securities and Exchange Commission, American Economic Association

Books & works: A Slightly Better You in the New Year, Paying Not to Go to the Gym

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