From Our Point of View

Looking back at the 2016 election, what can we learn from the market and the impact of election results?

As politics instinctually result in a desire for emotional actions, it’s important to first analyze whether the stock market is materially impacted by one political party over another.

There are 117 clinically diagnosed behavioral biases. We all have one. It’s our job to be aware of how the brain can influence our behavior and mitigate these effects.

Your timeframe has an enormous impact on the profitability and potential for investing in stocks. Short-term focused investors are more likely to experience losses.

What information matters most going forward, and what action items, if any, should I take to reposition my assets?

The US stock market generated 12% during both calm and crisis moments of investing. So simply remaining invested in US stocks does not provide an additional boost in the recovery.