It's not as if all these outside forces are going to have an outsized impact on this business,

but it just behooves me to understand what the possibilities are, what the risks may be.

And that makes me feel better, maybe about owning a company, just knowing what the political

landscape is like, even though I know it's probably only going to have a very minimal effect on

the business and the share valuation.

I'm Mary Long, and that's full analyst Matt Argersinger. There's a presidential election

coming up in just a few days, and it's a close one. Nobody knows who will win. A lot of people

are nervous about the outcome, worried about what the days and years to follow will look like.

We can't tell you who will win, and we certainly aren't going to tell you who to vote for,

but we did want to chat with a few fools about how they approach uncertainty as investors.

My colleague, Ricky Mulvey, talked with full analysts

Alicia Alfieri and Matt Argersinger about what they do to counter the unknown with calm,

how politics affects investments, and some stocks they'll be buying no matter who wins on Tuesday.

Matt, we're a few days before the election.

I don't know if you've noticed this in your own life, but I'm seeing a lot of people on edge right now.

People are edgy, people are antsy, people want to start something.

And usually when you're on edge, that's one of the worst times you can invest.

You get a little trigger finger.

You get a little itchy to do something.

And people want to do something with information, especially when they feel powerless to the

situation that they're in.

What are some behavioral things you'd recommend to someone just for their investing side

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