Brian Belski, founder of Humilis Investment Strategies, has spent three decades on Wall Street, leading strategy and research teams at BMO, Oppenheimer, Merrill Lynch and elsewhere. He joined Phil Rosen to discuss the outlook for 2026, what sectors and stocks he likes best, why small- and mid-cap names could rally, and more.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Secular bull market
4:09 - Bullish on AI
8:04 - Stock picking in ‘26
12:19 - Growth vs. value
14:01 - Public & Generated Assets
15:06 - Small, mid-cap stocks
19:03 - Financials
20:59 - Portfolio weightings
22:06 - Tech stocks
24:51 - $LULU
27:02 - Utilities stocks
29:40 - $OKLO $COST
30:58 - Energy
31:46 - Macro outlook
33:25 - US-bias portfolio
38:52 - Brian’s work & Humilis
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