Be Prepared As An Investor In 2026
Published: 2026-01-11
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Published: 2026-01-11
Status:
Available
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Analyzed
Predictions from this Video
Incorrect: 5
Prediction
Topic
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The problem of high credit card debt will persist throughout 2026.
"this is a problem that's going to continue in 2026."
Pending
Slow hiring rates are predicted to continue, potentially impacting markets.
"if hiring continues to stay slow."
Pending
Interest rates are predicted to decrease in the latter half of 2025.
"we've seen interest rates start to go down in the second half of 2025."
Incorrect
Lower interest rates in the second half of 2026 are expected to stimulate more IPOs and venture capital.
"if we start to see lower interest rates in the second half of 2026, that can also drive more IPOs, more venture capital"
Pending
The stock market is predicted to increase over the long run.
"over the long run markets are going to go up period"
Pending
The economy in 2026 is expected to experience a mix of significant good and bad news.
"And that is going to continue happening in 2026. And we're probably going to see a lot of really good news and a lot of really bad news."
Correct
Investors anticipate an IPO boom in 2026.
"we are expecting or investors are expecting an IPO boom in 2026."
Pending
President Trump has repeatedly stated his desire for significantly lower interest rates.
"And President Trump has said time and time and time again that he wants a lot lower interest rates."
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Lower interest rates in the latter half of 2026 are predicted to stimulate more IPOs and venture capital, influencing economic growth.
"So if that actually happens and we start to see lower interest rates in the second half of 2026, that can also drive more IPOs, more venture capital, which can then shift how the economy grows"
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President Trump plans to implement measures to prevent institutional investors, such as Blackstone, from purchasing single-family homes.
"President Trump recently in the last few days posted on Truth Social that he wants to take steps to ban institutional investors like Blackstone from being able to buy single family houses."
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November hiring rates were exceptionally low, marking some of the worst numbers observed since the Great Recession.
"hiring was anemic in November. We just got the November data and what it said is that there was a 3.2% 2% hiring rate and this is one of the worst numbers that we have seen since the great recession"
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High levels of credit card debt are a record, and inflation is expected to persist as a problem throughout 2026.
"Americans have broken a new record for credit card debt. ... Inflation has not gone away. And this is a problem that's going to continue in 2026."
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The average credit card debt in the United States exceeds 18%.
"The average credit card debt in America is over 18%."
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Paying off credit card debt offers a superior rate of return compared to other investments.
"So you are going to get a better rate of return if you can pay off your credit card debt."
Correct
President Trump is slated to replace the Federal Reserve chairman in May 2026.
"President Trump is going to be replacing the chairman at the Federal Reserve Bank this May 2026."
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President Trump intends to replace Jerome Powell with an individual who will align with his directives.
"President Trump has made it explicitly clear that number one, he wants to replace Jerome Powell. And number two, he wants to replace him with somebody who is going to do whatever President Trump says."
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A Bloomberg poll indicates that all surveyed Wall Street analysts believe the stock market will increase in 2026.
"And Bloomberg just ran a poll asking Wall Street analysts, do you believe if the stock market is going to go up in 2026? And every single Wall Street analyst that they interviewed said yes, we believe that the stock market is going to go up in 2026."
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The stock market experienced a 16% growth in 2025.
"The stock market grew by 16% in 2025."
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A potential decrease of 10-15% in housing prices is being considered.
"Let's say housing prices were to fall by 10%, 15%."
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A 10% decline in housing prices would result in a significant portion of US homeowners owing more on their mortgages than their homes are worth.
"And if we see housing prices fall by just 10% which really isn't that much, we would now have a big chunk of the United States that are now underwater on their houses."
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