Presidential myth buster!
The political party of the President doesn't change the fact that most Presidents have enjoyed a positive stock market performance during their time in office, regardless if they served one or two terms.
The stock market track record of one-term'ers is pretty darn good. Carter and George H. Bush both saw decently positive returns. In fact, the stock market returns during their terms are nearly identical. Trump isn't too far behind at this moment.
The two-term Presidents had great runs, with the exception of George W. Bush, whose second term ended during the deepest depth of the Great Recession.
With the economy currently mired in recession and massive stimulus from the FED and Congress since last March, it's entirely possible that whoever is President come next January 20, it's as good of an economic recovery set up as you could imagine.
This interactive chart from Dimensional is incredible. It's definitive. And it destroys the myth that the political affiliation of the President actually means anything for stock market returns, other then the fact that investors almost always made money.
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