This week, we're sharing our best educated guesses about what the new year might hold for stocks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 Bold Predictions for the Stock Market 2020
| | | If we could predict the future, investing would get a whole lot easier. Sadly, our powers of prognostication fall well short of that standard. But we can use what we know now to try to figure out what lies ahead. Fool contributor Matt Frankel's done just that, sharing his five biggest investing predictions for what 2020 might hold: - The stock market's in for a bumpy ride. The economy's looking swell at the moment, but a host of domestic and international factors could join forces to leave the stock market in the red, if only just, when 2021 dawns.
- Warren Buffett will fire his elephant gun. The Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) boss likes to save up his cash for big, needle-moving purchases. With more cash than ever piled up on the company's books, this might be the year Buffett finally pulls the trigger on a purchase of pachyderm proportions.
- More money-maven mergers. Look for more companies in the financial sector to offset lower fees with economies of scale by joining forces.
- Get ready for a recession. This one's admittedly a longer shot than most. But despite the economy's general hunky-dory-ness at present, a host of ominous signs over the past year suggest there's at least a chance that things could turn sour in 2020.
- Watch for falling rates. If the economy does head south, interest rates could do likewise in an effort to cushion its landing.
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