Despite the markets trading at all-time highs and likely to end the year up near +20%, they are "very fragile" warns portfolio manager Lance Roberts.Record margin debt, AI buildout concerns, record valuation levels, highly optimistic earnings expectations, and credit market stresses each and all could trigger a market correction in 2026.Lance and I discuss those risks, as well as the recent Fed "not-QE" announcement, non-correlated assets, and Lance's firm's latest trades.For everything that mattered to markets this week, watch this video.

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The Market Is "Very Fragile" | Lance Roberts

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The Market Is "Very Fragile" | Lance Roberts