Are Stocks Going to Plunge if Donald Trump Wins a Second Term? Here's What History Says About Stock Market Returns When Republicans Win.
Spring has officially sprung -- and so has election season.
In seven months, Americans will head to the polls to determine who'll lead the United States over the next four years. While there are plenty of avenues to politics that don't intersect with investing, the fiscal policy changes signed into law by the president of the United States can impact everything from corporate earnings to the U.S. economy.
Sporting nearly 1,700 delegates as of this writing, former President Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee for president from the Republican Party. During Trump's presidency, from when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, through his departure from the White House on Jan. 20, 2021, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) respectively gained 57%, 70%, and 142%!
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