Monday, December 8, 2014

WSJ: Will the "Presidential Cycle" Boost Stocks in 2015?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

As President Obama gears up for his penultimate year in office, it could be time to cast
a ballot for stocks.

That suggestion has nothing to do with the administration’s policies or whether
investors agree with them. Rather, it’s about history.

Specifically, we’re talking about the so-called presidential stock cycle, which suggests
that stocks do better on average in the president’s third year in office (regardless of
whether it is a first or second term) than in any other year. The pattern has held with
remarkable consistency. See original story here.



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