Bright Outlook for the Economy and Stocks

The members of Barron’s 2018 Roundtable arrived at our annual gathering in a jolly mood. And why not? U.S. stocks returned an impressive 20% last year, and are off to the races again this year, propelled by expectations of good economic growth and robust corporate earnings.

Our panelists, who spent Jan. 8 talking with the editors of Barron’s...