On-Demand Webinar: 2025 Market Review and 2026 Outlook

2025 delivered no shortage of headlines—shifting tariff policies, rapid advancements in AI, questions surrounding market concentration, evolving regulatory changes, and a Federal Reserve that spent the year weighing rate cuts against persistent inflation pressure. Investors navigated surprising economic resilience, volatility in digital assets, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

As we look ahead, many are wondering: What might 2026 hold?

Forecasts remain mixed, with some analysts projecting a strong year despite lingering concerns. With so many crosscurrents, clarity matters more than ever.
Watch Damaris Gingerich, CFP®, CKA®, AIF® and Cliff Aque, CFA® give a timely review of the year behind us—and their perspective on what could shape the markets, economy, and portfolios in the year ahead.

During this one-hour webinar, we discuss:

  • Tariffs & Policy Changes: How shifting trade policy influenced inflation, supply chains, and corporate margins in 2025—and what may come next.
  • AI’s Expanding Impact: The continued surge in AI-related investment and the risks posed by narrowing market leadership.
  • The “Big Beautiful Bill”: Key provisions investors are watching and how they may affect planning.
  • Fed Decisions & Interest Rates:  A review of rate-cut expectations vs. reality—and the potential path forward.
  • Jobs, Growth & Economic Strength :  Understanding why the economy remained resilient despite uncertainty.
  • Crypto Volatility:  The role digital assets played in 2025’s market narrative.
  • Positioning for 2026:  Why some forecasts call for a strong year—and what risks still deserve attention.

Prepare yourself for 2026 with informative insights and actionable takeaways.

Speaker Bios

Damaris Gingerich CFP®, AIF®, CKA® joined Brand Asset Management Group in 2018 after a brief internship with BAMG during her senior year of college. She is passionate about joining individuals and families at the intersection of wealth and life by identifying what truly matters to them.

She graduated from Missouri Baptist University with a degree in Business Administration. Damaris has obtained her series 65 designation, earned her AIF® designation in 2021, the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification in 2023 and Certified Kingdom Advisor® designation in 2025.

Outside of work, Damaris is married to Jake and mom to Olive. She spends her time thrifting, going to coffee shops, volunteering at church, traveling and being with family.

Cliff Aque, CFA® joined Brand Asset Management Group in 2022 as an Investment Strategist with twenty years of previous experience. Previously, he directed due diligence on public and private investment strategies, created model portfolios, and led research on fixed income and liquid alternatives. Most recently, Cliff served as an asset class expert on real assets and alternatives.

Cliff received his BA in Government and English from Georgetown University and his MBA in Finance from DePaul University. He is also a CFA Charterholder. He was born and raised in Chicago and is moving his family to St. Louis to join the team. He enjoys reading and spending time in nature with his six kids and his wife, Colleen.

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