At the beginning of each year, we update our outlook for the US economy, stock market and commodity prices in the year ahead.

Although we routinely adjust our forecasts to reflect incoming economic data and corporate earnings, the 24-hour news cycle constantly bombards investors with sensationalist headlines.

In this environment, having a road map can help to prevent disorientation amid this welter of information and infotainment. And with the massive upheaval in global energy markets, investors can easily get bogged down in minutiae.

We review what we got right and what we got wrong last year and highlight our outlook for the US economy, equity markets and energy prices–and the best ways to profit from these trends.