How to Invest If ________ Wins the Election

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🗓️ 8 November 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Prognosticators have been working overtime to predict what will happen to the economy when Trump or Clinton win the election. If history has taught us anything, they’re probably wrong. Fool historian, Matt Trogdon, joins us to talk about the folly of letting an election impact your investing decisions. Also, we get the inside scoop from Disney World Cast Members on how to plan the best Disney vacation ever.

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0:00.0	This is Motley Fool Answers. I'm Alison Southwick and I'm joined as always by Robert Brokamp,
0:07.5	personal finance expert here at The Motley Fool. He's also the advisor on Motley Fool's
0:11.2	Rule Your Retirement Newsletter. Hi, Bro.
0:13.0	Hello, Allison.
0:14.0	We have someone sitting to the right of you today and his name is Matt Trognon and he is,
0:20.1	what would you say it is you do here, Matt?
0:21.9	That's a great question, Allison. I am the head of marketing for our mutual fund subsidiary,
0:27.7	Motley Fool asset management, a sister company of the Motley Fool. I know you like to say that.
0:32.1	I do. I don't like to. I have to. But you are not here to talk about marketing. You are here
0:36.1	because you are actually an avid
0:38.2	history buff, in fact a history major. And so you are here today because it's election
0:43.8	day. And regardless of who you voted for, there is plenty of room under the big tent
0:48.7	of Motley Fuldom in the pursuit of personal fiscal responsibility.
0:52.8	I'll vote for that.
0:53.8	Yeah. So today we're going to talk about elections passed and whether or not presidents impacted
0:59.3	the markets the way political pundits assumed they would.
1:02.2	Also, I think we can all agree.
1:04.1	This has been a harrowing election and as it comes to a close, we could all use a trip to Disney
1:08.2	World.
1:09.2	All that and more on this week's episode of
1:10.9	Motley Fool Answers. It's time for Answers! And today's question comes from Jeremy in
1:16.2	Washington, D.C., just down the road. Hi, Jeremy. Jeremy writes, I have a question about Roth
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