Latin America—the "best stock market in the world right now," according to Forbes—is looking promising for 2019. At the same time, political uncertainty continues to threaten otherwise encouraging high rates of return and optimistic outlooks. Will the momentum continue to carry over and allow newly elected officials to push through necessary reforms or should investors brace themselves for a slow grind as global growth continues its synchronized deceleration? And apart from economic reform, what other factors may adversely affect these markets?