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Will the US stock market continue to be red-hot in 2026?
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Aside from global conflicts, any number of problems within the United States could set back the seemingly unstoppable US stock market.
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Jeff Sommer
The US stock market turned in an eye-popping performance in 2025, for the third consecutive year. This remarkable string of repeated, compounded, double-digit gains has bolstered the wealth of anyone with broad stock holdings.
Celebrate your good fortune, certainly, if you’ve been riding the market’s impressive rise. But this is also a good time to assess whether it would be wise to pare back some of the risks that stock investing entails, especially in this inconstant environment.
