Seven Predictions for the New Year Posted December 22, 2020 It’s that time of year when we start to think about eggnog, beef Wellington, and last year's stock market predictions. I did pretty well if I say so myself, and that despite being blindsided by COVID-19. You can find my recap This year we will stick out our proverbial neck once again and, at the risk of being mocked and ridiculed, give it another shot. Keep in mind predictions have a way of going wrong. Perhaps the most famous bad prediction of recent times was at the penultimate moment of the 2000s bull market, when Jim Cramer sauntered on TV and proclaimed, “Should I be worried about Bear Stearns? No! No!”