Wall Street Has a Federal Reserve Problem, With a Perfect Storm Brewing in 2026

For much of the last seven years, optimists have ruled the roost on Wall Street. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has had only three periods since 1928 where it's rallied at least 16% annually for three consecutive years, and two of these three periods have occurred over the last seven years (2019-2021 and 2023-2025). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have followed suit by climbing to several record-closing highs. Where to invest $1,000 ri ...