The S&P 500, one of the most widely used stock market benchmarks, is still ascending in late 2024, having returned 26.9% on a year-to-date basis as of Dec. 17. That’s a great holiday present for stock investors, and there’s growing sentiment that 2025 could bring the same sterling results.
“We expect the bull market in global equities will likely continue in 2025, with the U.S. again likely to outperform the rest of the world,” says Arun Bharath, chief investment officer at Bel Air Investment Advisors in Los Angeles.
That sounds promising for U.S. investors, but there is no shortage of tripwires that could derail market growth in the new year, with these seven “fear factors” leading the way.
This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.