JEPI - It May Not Pay To Avoid The Market In The Early Days Of A New Administration
By Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist
History suggests waiting until a new president’s policies take shape hinders rather than helps long-term results.
I was recently giving my usual spiel to clients about the importance of staying the course with their investments throughout the election season and irrespective of who ultimately wins the presidency. To illustrate that, let’s consider how stocks, as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, have performed since Dow was established in 1896. A hypothetical $100 investment in the Dow would have been worth over $68,378 by the end of the second