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“The stock market does not trade off of politics, it trades off of profits.” A wise statement overheard.

2020 surprised most people and many investors.

It is the time of year when numbered and lettered forms are arriving in your mailbox.

Very good news!  Many market variables are strong while the markets are not exuberant.

On the eve of the election of the President of the United States, we remind you of the magnitude of the equity market and the weakness of the fixed income markets.

Business cycles demonstrate that previous presidential elections have not had lasting effects upon stock market performance. We learn this each presidential election. 

Investing is difficult; theoretically it should be intellectual but it usually becomes behavioral. 

As we approach the revised deadline of July 15th for filing 2019 taxes, here are a few things to keep in mind.

I am writing this Newsletter at the end of a day (5/27/20) when the market (DJIA) increased by over 2%.  These days are confidence-building, as the numbers for the day point to the market moving higher again and to a market that will not give in to fear and pessimism. No promises that it cannot go down again, but proof that no one ever knows enough to say “This time it’s different.”