Desperate Trump, So 2026 Is Bound to Be a Bull Market; 'Huge Money Will Be Released Again' / The Thing You Must Invest In Instead of Bonds | Former CIO of New York Life Asset Management Yoon Je-seong

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Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 28, 2026 at 10:01  |  21:58  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Yoon Jae-sung — Research Fellow

Summary

Former New York Life Asset Management CIO Yoon Je-seong argues the U.S. economy is likely to avoid recession in 2026 because governments, especially the Trump administration, will keep stimulating ahead of midterm elections. He expects a K-shaped stock recovery to broaden beyond mega-cap tech into cheap healthcare, consumer, energy, and small/mid-cap names. He favors high-dividend laggards, memory semiconductors, commodities as an inflation hedge, and emerging markets on a weaker dollar, while avoiding bonds and expensive Big Tech.

  • U.S. recession odds are seen as low; fiscal stimulus is expected to support consumers and asset markets.
  • Mega-cap tech leadership is expected to fade while non-tech laggards recover.
  • Healthcare, consumer, energy, and high-dividend stocks are favored.
  • Memory chip supply tightness is bullish for Samsung, SK hynix, Micron, and Western Digital.
  • Commodities are recommended as an inflation hedge if inflation returns above 3%.
  • Bonds are seen as vulnerable to rising yields; investors should reduce exposure.
  • Emerging-market equities are favored if the dollar weakens, with commodity exposure a key support.
  • Nvidia is a watch item due to growth deceleration; Intel and some Korean refiners are only side mentions.
Ideas
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 2:04
Non-tech laggards to outperform on K-recovery.
He argues the market has been K-shaped: mega-cap tech held up while the other roughly 493 S&P 500 stocks, mid-caps, and small-caps went through their own recession. Because fiscal stimulus is going to consumers and those laggards are cheap, he expects the non-tech laggards to outperform and recover over coming quarters.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 3:06
Consumer stocks benefit from fiscal stimulus.
Consumer stocks had lagged and are cheap, while the fiscal stimulus is designed to put money in consumers' hands. He expects that spending to support a recovery in consumer-related equities.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 3:10
Healthcare rebounds after regulatory-driven underperformance.
Healthcare has been weak for 2-3 years due to regulation and government pressure, leaving it cheap. It already began rebounding from September/October, and consumer fiscal stimulus plus dividend support should help it continue to recover.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 3:20
Energy equities bottomed; dividends beat money markets.
Energy shares bottomed after oil fell, can withstand oil around $55, pay attractive dividends, and should rise if oil recovers. He prefers energy equities over crude futures and has been buying Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and XOP.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 6:06
High-dividend laggard stocks beat falling cash yields.
With the Fed cutting rates, money-market and bank yields are falling, making 4-8% dividend yields in beaten-down consumer, healthcare, energy, and REIT stocks more attractive. He sees possible 20-30% upside if recovery comes and dividend support if it does not.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 7:57
Big Tech valuations face growth limits.
Valuations are a growing burden for Big Tech, and Magnificent 7 performance has become uneven. Retail investors' faith-based buying worked so far, but he says the limits are becoming visible and tech leadership may struggle even if the broader market holds.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 7:57
Nvidia growth limits cap upside.
Nvidia's growth has slowed from 100% to 50% to 40%; if growth recovers above 50% the stock can hold, but sustaining 50% growth is hard for a company now about 5% of the S&P 500. China approvals may help, but the valuation depends on how long investors keep faith.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 9:00
Memory chip shortage drives semiconductor rally.
Memory-chip supply is very tight: the next one to two years of fab output is already sold, while new capacity takes huge money and years to build. He says companies once considered obsolete are rallying, naming Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, Western Digital, and Micron.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 13:28
Fiscal stimulus supports U.S. equities.
He sees U.S. recession odds as low and expects massive government spending, including stimulus aimed at consumers, plus global fiscal expansion ahead of elections to support asset markets. He agrees the fiscal impulse is more likely to produce asset-market upside or a bubble than immediate risk, though equity valuations and rotation away from expensive tech are risks.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 15:39
Commodities hedge fiscal-stimulus inflation.
He expects global fiscal expansion and Trump-era policies to push inflation back above 3% over the next 3-5 years. Unexpected inflation hurts bonds but helps commodities, so he says portfolios should include commodities such as oil, precious metals, copper, and agriculture, either directly or through related equities.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 16:35
Bonds vulnerable as inflation pushes yields higher.
He expects fiscal stimulus to lift inflation toward 3%, which would push bond yields higher and bond prices lower. He argues bonds do not protect against unexpected inflation and says investors should reduce bond exposure.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 21:11
Weak dollar lifts emerging market equities.
He expects the dollar to weaken, which should help emerging-market equities. Emerging markets have commodity exposure, especially Latin American energy and metals plus Asia, and after only Brazil worked last year, he expects Latin America and Asia to participate this year.
Yoon Jae-sung Research Fellow 21:11
Weak dollar lifts emerging market equities.
He expects the dollar to weaken, which should help emerging-market equities. Emerging markets have commodity exposure, especially Latin American energy and metals plus Asia, and after only Brazil worked last year, he expects Latin America and Asia to participate this year.
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