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How to Play the Election Year Stock Market

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Profit of IN 12:13AM February 27, 2013

Thank you for the efforts you been putting on making your site such an interesting and informative place to browse through.

Profit of IN 12:12AM February 27, 2013

So the researcher left out 2008 in his analysis... was that laziness, or denial? The stock market fell 40% in the 2008 election year. Holding stocks through 2008 purely because "stocks go up in an election year" was a very silly, and costly, mistake.

Jim Carsey of CA 9:31PM August 31, 2012

very interesting and insightful. i wish i knew this sooner, but thanks !

Richard Bonoan of NJ 3:21AM June 13, 2012

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