Things are not all rainbows and puppy dogs these days, but growth for the U.S. economy and corporate earnings has looked stronger early in 2024 than most expected. And with these surprising numbers comes revised expectations. In his newest Market Pulse podcast, Tom Wald, CFA® and CIO of Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., updates his yearly forecast for stocks and the economy. Tom discusses what he expects for gross domestic product growth this year, and why he no longer believes a recession is likely. He also shares his new year-end price target on the S&P 500® and his thoughts on portfolio positioning and interest rates.