Stock Market and Economy Outlook for 2026, According to Barron’s Roundtable Pros

If the stock market climbs a wall of worry, that wall is getting higher by the day. Take your pick: Pricey valuations, index concentration, circular finance, sticky inflation, and government debt are just a few of investors’ many concerns. Then there is geopolitics, which took a shocking turn on Jan. 3 with the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife by U.S. troops.