Top New Year stock picks – where the smart money is heading in public markets in 2025 ?

Trump-fuelled volatility, protectionist trade tariffs and the potential for rising prices were among key risks flagged by investment analysts as they look out toward 2025. As the next 12 months shape up to be another interesting period for those looking to play the markets, the Sunday Independent asked analysts from Irish stockbrokers Davy and Goodbody, and UK-based investment bank Barclays, for their predictions..