Financial advisers are entering 2026 focused on structural economic risks rather than a single dominant market shock. In particular, advisers cite government debt and fiscal policy as their top concern, with 46 percent ranking it the most significant risk during the next 12 months, increasing to 56 percent throughout the next three years, according to FUSE Research Network’s latest Advisor Trend Monitor: Advisor Top Trends for 2026.
Other leading concerns include geopolitical and global trade disruptions (42 percent), financial market volatility and valuations (39 percent), and economic growth and recession risk (38 percent). The findings suggest that advisors expect markets to remain shaped by policy uncertainty, geopolitical developments and persistent macro volatility, even as cyclical concerns, such as inflation and interest rate policy, begin to moderate.
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