Stacking Benjamins: 2026 Magic 8 Ball Predictions & Financial Insights

Reviewing 2025 Predictions

• 🔮 The Stacking Benjamins crew reviewed their 2025 Magic 8 Ball predictions, finding the eightball performed poorly, going 1 for 11 on financial and cultural forecasts.
• 📉 Predictions for Macy's bankruptcy and the Dow closing above 50,000 were incorrect, while the eightball correctly predicted silver reaching $40.
• 🏈 Sports predictions also missed the mark, with the eightball incorrectly stating the Detroit Lions would win the Super Bowl.

2026 Financial Predictions

• 📉 Mindy Jensen predicts three Federal Reserve rate cuts before June 2026, potentially sparking inflation, while OG believes this is unlikely.
• 🚀 Len Penzo questions if Huawei will announce an IPO in 2026, predicting they will not.
• 📈 OG forecasts the S&P 500 to exceed a 15% gain in 2026.
• 💡 Mindy Jensen predicts electricity rates will increase by 1.5x to 2x due to AI and EV demand.
• 💰 Len Penzo asks if Elon Musk will become the world's first trillionaire in 2026, with the eightball responding with certainty.
• 📊 OG poses a question about Bitcoin's price, asking if it will reach $50,000 before $200,000 by December 1, 2026.

2026 Cultural & Sports Predictions

• 🏈 Mindy Jensen predicts the Chicago Bears will reach the Super Bowl but lose to the Denver Broncos.
• 🥇 Len Penzo asks if gold will reach $6,000 by December 1, 2026.
• 🏆 OG predicts the Indiana Hoosiers will not win the CFP National Championship in 2026.
• 🚗 Mindy Jensen questions if Tesla will deliver 10,000 driverless cars by December 1, 2026, with the eightball indicating it's highly doubtful.
• 🍔 Len Penzo asks if the AI overview on Google will show the average price of a Big Mac at $6.50 or higher by December 1, 2026.
• 📊 OG's final prediction concerns core inflation, asking if it will be over 3% year-over-year in September 2026.

Core Message

• 💡 The overarching theme is that while predictions are fun, process and good habits are what build long-term wealth, not crystal balls or forecasts.