Posts Tagged ‘Election’
Presidential Elections and the Market
From 1961 to 2023, a $10,000 initial investment in the S&P 500 would have grown to over $102,000 if invested only when a Republican was in the White House. Conversely, the same investment would have grown to more than $500,000 if invested only during Democratic presidencies. While this might suggest a strategy of investing under…
Read MoreThe Effect of the Election on Your Portfolio
With the presidential election only a few weeks away, investors may be wondering how their portfolios could be affected by this year’s outcome. Most Americans have an unfavorable view on the federal government. Only 19% say they can trust the government always or most of the time, among the lowest levels in the past half-century[1].…
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