The end of the year provided no shortage of noteworthy headlines.

The 10 main macro issues that risk takers and analysts will have to successfully navigate in 2017 (and not all of them are about Donald Trump).

Most corporate executives steered clear as U.S. stocks became increasingly more expensive.

“2016 was perhaps one of the biggest roller-coasters driven by political events”

Forget Trump, J. David Wagner focused on companies too small for most analysts to acknowledge.

2016 was a year of pain and opportunity.

"The stampede into U.S. equity ETFs since the election has been nothing short of breathtaking."

Equity inflows since Donald Trump won the presidential election now equal $63 billion, reversing the $151 billion outflows from January to October.

Market concerns of rising interest rates, a strong U.S. dollar and Trump's protectionist rhetoric could actually be areas of opportunity.

Higher dollar rates reduce the appetite for riskier assets.