By: Brett Schafer
One thing is important above all else when you're analyzing the market in 2026. The first-quarter earnings season has propelled the stock market to new highs.


Brett Schafer is an Investor at The Motley Fool. He specializes in finance, trading, and technology, with a focus on algorithmic trading, energy policy, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and deep tech. Brett's insights and analyses have been featured in TalkMarkets, Nasdaq, Yahoo News, The Times Of Update, Yahoo Finance, AOL, Inc., MSN, USA TODAY, and RealClearEnergy.
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Brett Schafer's coverage primarily focuses on investment analysis, with a strong emphasis on the stock market, investing, and financial analysis. He also covers sales & marketing, business & industry as well as automotive topics.
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