EPISODE · Jan 29, 2020 · 6 MIN

Another Look at Election Years

from Casual Friday: Financial Insights · host Ford Financial Group

In the last episode we discussed the fact that since 1940, the S&P 500 Index hasn’t been lower during an election year when an incumbent president has been up for reelection. But, because we’ve had so many requests about election years and markets, we thought we’d take another look at this impactful year.In this bonus episode, Brian discusses the fact that stocks actually have traded in a tight range from February through June during election years.S&P 500 Index When President Was Up For Reelection (1950-Current): https://i1.wp.com/lplresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/reelection-012220.jpg?ssl=1S&P 500 Quarterly Returns (1950-2019) Based on the Four Year Presidential Cycle: https://i1.wp.com/lplresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/quarterly-return-012220.png?ssl=1Music:Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499Artist: http://incompetech.com/Tracking ID: 1-943312Send in your questions!