Market Matters from New York Life Investments

Sticky questions from our U.S. wealth conference (January 12, 2026)

New York Life Investments

After a week of conversations with our U.S. wealth teams, a few themes stood out as especially “sticky” for 2026. Lauren Goodwin and Julia Hermann discuss how they’re thinking about AI as a megatrend, what potential challenges to Fed independence could mean for markets, and why developed ex-U.S. equities are becoming a more compelling diversifier.