How to prepare financially for 2026
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Affordability, inflation, tariffs, jobs -- where does the economy stand now that we’re officially in the new year? On Point’s “money ladies,” Rana Foroohar and Michelle Singletary, are back to help us sort it out.
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| 0:45.3 | Happy 2026. It's been a year for the U.S. economy. |
| 0:50.8 | The tariff whiplash, the government shutdown, immigration, health care costs, |
| 0:55.6 | and the list goes on. Despite what appears to be resilience in the markets as we start the new |
| 1:01.1 | year, many in the U.S. say they're not all that optimistic, especially when it comes to their |
| 1:06.5 | own finances. I'm Deborah Becker in for Magna Chakrabardi, and today on point, we're here to |
| 1:12.0 | take our annual look at all things financial with our money ladies. CNN global economic analyst |
| 1:19.2 | Rana Faruhaar joins us today. She's an author, global business columnist, and associate editor |
| 1:25.0 | at the financial time. Hello, and happy New Year. Happy New Year. How are you? |
| 1:29.9 | Okay, thanks. Michelle Singletary is also with us. She's a personal finance columnist for the Washington Post. |
| 1:35.6 | Welcome to you and happy New Year, Michelle. Oh, happy New Year. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:39.6 | Well, thanks for being with us for our annual look here. We've got a lot to talk about. A lot happened in 2025. And a lot of that will be part of the financial landscape in the coming year. So let's let's talk about comparing to where we were last year at this time. Stock market strong, right? Many analysts predict a rally even further this year. GDP growth |
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