Market Mondays

MM # 290: How to Prepare for 2026: Top Investing AI Tools, Next Year's Political Outlook & Best Banking Stocks

Market Mondays

Show Notes

⏱️ Timestamps

0:08:00 – Biggest mistakes investors made in 2025 0:12:00 – 10 things to do / work on in 2026 0:24:00 – 2026 market outlook 0:31:00 – Netflix price point 0:38:00 – MU vs AMD 0:44:00 – Gold outlook 0:48:00 – Buying stocks now 0:54:00 – The 2026 market shake-up 1:00:00 – Politics in 2026 1:12:00 – 2025 year recap & 2026 top picks 1:27:00 – Top AI sites to help trading 1:33:00 – Megacaps or rotation? 1:38:00 – When should you start investing? 1:47:00 – Options question

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In this episode, we break down the biggest investing mistakes of 2025 and lay out exactly what you should be focused on heading into 2026. From a forward-looking market outlook to specific discussions on Netflix, AMD vs MU, gold, and buying stocks at current levels, this conversation is about positioning—not predicting.

We also cover the potential 2026 shake-up, how politics could impact markets, top AI tools for traders, whether it’s time to rotate out of megacaps, and when new investors should actually get started. We close with a full year recap and our top picks going into 2026.

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