Stocks closed mostly higher on Friday, the first trading day of 2026.
It was another spectacular year last year.
The Nasdaq soared by 20.4%, followed by the S&P with 16.4%, the Dow with 13.0%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 with 11.3%.
It was the 3rd year in a row of double-digit gains.
The ongoing AI boom played a large part in sending stocks soaring.
And the outlook is for even more gains this year.
It reminds me of the tech-boom in 1995-1999 when the market surged by double-digits each year for 5 long, glorious years in a row. Back then the tech-boom was driven by the internet and dot-com companies.
Today it's AI. But it's forecast to be just as transformative, if not more so.
And it has the potential to transform one's portfolio as well.
In addition to the ongoing AI boom, we're also seeing market breadth expansion. All while inflation has eased, interest rates are expected to fall further, GDP forecasts are being upgraded, and earnings estimates point to increased growth.
This is history in the making.
And I'm fully expecting another spectacular year in 2026.
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Best,
