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global1

(25,253 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:29 PM Oct 2012

What Will Happen To The Stock Mkt If - Rmoney Wins - If - Obama Wins......

What are the predictions for the market given who wins the election. I played it right in Bush's second term and pulled all my money out of stocks and put it in cash funds. I didn't take the hit many people did when the economy went south. We're at that point again where the election might have a bearing on the market.

How will the market react? What industries will be affected? Will my retirement funds be looted again. How will us middler's fare given who wins?

Aren't the American People that lost all their retirement funds, etc weary that this might happen again given who might be elected.

Any thoughts?

I put this out in the wee hours of the morning and I don't think many saw it. So I'm kind of posting it again.

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What Will Happen To The Stock Mkt If - Rmoney Wins - If - Obama Wins...... (Original Post) global1 Oct 2012 OP

Down if Obama wins, Down BIG if Romney wins. reformist2 Oct 2012 #1

The short term question will be the fiscal cliff cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #2

What Are The Experts Saying?...... global1 Oct 2012 #4

If Romney wins, I will pull everything out of stocks--even though I'm only in dividend bearing mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #3

Expect it to go down quite a bit in the next year no matter who wins. We are long overdue for a cbdo2007 Oct 2012 #5

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

1. Down if Obama wins, Down BIG if Romney wins.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:29 PM

Oct 2012

My reasoning is this: with the fiscal cliff looming and no significant stimulus to help the people even being talked about, overall consumer spending is going to go down. It'll be way worse under Romney.

The only way the economy and stock market go up is if Obama wins and Dems sweep Congress.

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

2. The short term question will be the fiscal cliff

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:30 PM

Oct 2012

Figure out that scenario for each candidate and you'll know.

(I haven't formed a thory of it, myself)

global1

(25,253 posts)

4. What Are The Experts Saying?......

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:45 PM

Oct 2012

Those Wall Street gurus - what do they say? Surely somebody will make money if Rmoney wins. Who? and Why? repeal of the Affordable Care Act? New wars? Defunding Big Bird?

mnhtnbb

(31,396 posts)

3. If Romney wins, I will pull everything out of stocks--even though I'm only in dividend bearing

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 04:33 PM

Oct 2012

equities so I can manage to generate a 5% return. Short/intermediate term bond
funds return next to nothing these days. I'm 61. I will file for early SS in December.
I can't afford to see principal take the hit that it did during Bushie years.

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

5. Expect it to go down quite a bit in the next year no matter who wins. We are long overdue for a