"An adage on Wall Street holds that it is unwise to play politics with your portfolio. Americans are increasingly doing just that."
A bigger difference that I would have guessed, lol
A Gallup poll this spring showed that Democrats who expected stocks to tumble over the next six months exceeded Republicans by 59 percentage points. Republicans expecting stocks to climb over that period topped Democrats by 47 percentage points.
Si-llyyy:
The party affiliations of Americans have long shaped how they feel about the economy, or the price of eggs and milk at the grocery store, as people give lower marks when their party is out of power. The perception gap started growing much wider after the election of Donald Trump in 2016, according to a monthly consumer survey conducted by the University of Michigan.
Besten is based af:
One investor who voted for Trump and isn’t too concerned about the tariff turmoil is Bruce Besten, a 68-year-old restaurant owner in Louisville, Ky. He said media “hype” about how tariffs would pummel the economy created buying opportunities for him during the big market swoon in April, when he picked up stocks including Nvidia
Much more interesting comparison: Politics is nooooise
"Some investors said that doing nothing might still be the best move—whatever one’s political leanings. "
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