What Is a Recession? Causes, Duration, and More

Published on December 19, 2025

Understand how a recession is defined and how to avoid common investment mistakes during recession-driven stock market downturns.

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Headwinds and Tailwinds to the Outlook

December 19, 2025
Investors navigating the 2026 landscape must balance a fragmented "K-shaped" consumer market against the tailwinds of falling interest rates and the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA). Despite a cautious Federal Reserve and potential government shutdowns, the prevailing view is that structural transformation and fiscal support will foster economic resilience.

The Goldilocks Risk: What if Things Go Right in 2026?

December 19, 2025
Franklin Equity Group’s Grant Bowers suggests the US economy may be approaching a Goldilocks equilibrium in 2026, supported by stable growth, anchored inflation and policy tailwinds.