“A lot of industries were constrained in 2025,” contributing to the K-shaped economy. Steven Wieting thinks that 2026 could see us outgrow the K-shape. He believes that we “can’t depend on money” amid concerns around Fed independence and other factors and looks at alternatives like gold and Bitcoin. “You want to own the productive capital of the economy,” he adds. Steven notes that extreme capex spending on AI can’t last forever and explains the risks there.