Dimensional Fund Advisers: Presidential Elections and the Stock Market
October 2016
Presidential Elections and the Stock Market
Over the long run, the market has provided substantial returns regardless of who controlled the executive branch.
Making investment decisions based on the outcome of presidential elections is unlikely to result in reliable excess returns for investors. At best, any positive outcome will likely be the result of random luck. At worst, it can lead to costly mistakes.
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