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The Retired Investor: The Trump Trades
By Bill Schmick,
04:20PM / Thursday, November 07, 2024
Now that the election is over and a clear winner has emerged, it is time to take a closer look at how investors perceive the winners and losers in the weeks and months ahead. It appears that the economy was the top concern of voters and therefore Trump's future actions within the economy will be important.   In the last month, there was speculation on Wall Street that Donald Trump would win the presidency. Certain areas of the financial markets nicknamed the "Trump trade" started gaining momentum.   Certain sectors saw gains while others experienced losses. Investors base their decisions on the actions of his past presidency and his statements and

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@theMarket: Will Election Fears Trigger More Downside
By Bill Schmick,
02:12PM / Friday, November 01, 2024
Tuesday's presidential elections and the Fed's decision on interest rates have traders rushing to hedge their portfolios or go to cash. It is a little late in the day to take such action.   Over the last few weeks, I have been warning readers that the days surrounding the election could prove to be volatile. That situation appears to be taking center stage as we close this week's trading. I also urged investors not to get caught up in the panic and I hope you listened.   We are no further along in predicting the election outcomes than last month. The only thing we do know is that the race is too tight to call, and the popular vote will not be a

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