Now that Barack Hussein Obama has won the election, what will it do to the stock market? At this moment no one is really sure. I will say that since Tuesday morning the Dow has lost 600 points, that’s a drop of 6% in one week.
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During the campaign, we heard that a new President will save this economy as well as the stock market, President bush has ruined this country and many other negative comments.
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We are to believe that President -elect Obama is exactly what this country needs to bring us back from the disaster of the last eight years. it’s not a new President that this country needs, it’s fiscally responsible policies that will save it and nothing else.
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The markets are showing us in the last week that they are still not confident in what is presently going on in Washington. When Obama spoke last Friday, the DOW dropped 100 points, it did gain back those loses by the end of the day, but not any more.
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Obama’s camp announced this morning that they would be making any more cabinet selections this week, which again gave more reason to feel confident.The markets were up big again today when the bell rang (+200 on the DOW),but started selling off immediately where at 1:00pm it gave back 300 points. Since then it has started to climb, but who knows where it will close at the end of the day.
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There is still to much fear and uncertainty in the stock market and we should all be ready for anything. I don’t see good thing in the rest of this year and I’m prepared for it. If I’m wrong, well then the worse thing that will happen to me is that I’ll miss out on some gains, but if I’m right I’ll save myself alot of trouble.
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In this election year we have heard a lot about what will happen to the American people more than I can remember since I’ve been voting (which covers over 25 years). One of the major things being spoken about is taxes and yes it’s a topic that is discussed every election, but with the condition of the economy, it’s more important than ever.
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I’ve mentioned in an earlier post that I’m a Libertarian (a party that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves). I believe that our federal government has gotten too big, it spends way too much money than it should. The one true way to reduce taxes is to reduce spending.
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The reason why I bring this to light on a blog that deal solely with the stock market is that this year we could have our investments effected in ways that will hit us on many levels. If some of these ideas come to pass we may have more money pull put of the markets that will continue to cause the markets to fall.
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Take into consideration that if any one political party was to control the Presidency, the Senate as well as Congress, they would be able to mold the laws and pass bills that could take decades to change. At the present time the Democratic party controls the Senate and Congress. With the way Congress has been sitting on their a$$ for the last two years from all the filibustering that causes the delays in decision making, we can’t afford to let most of the candidates go back to Congress to serve this country again.
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Please be aware of the politicians that were involved with the issues that help cause the collapse of the housing market as well as the credit crisis. These candidates will most likely continue to do more of the same if they were to get re-elected.
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As for the Presidency, below is a link to help you think of a few other things that will be effected if the wrong person is voted in office. Remember Wall Street and Main Street are one and the same. Where does average Joe have his 401K plan? On Wall Street, that’s where we all have them.
The stock market has taken a beaten for the month of September (as well as the last twelve months) and I do expect more of the same as the rest of the year. The main reason for it is the credit and housing crisis issues that have plagued us for some time now. I spoke about it before on this site and have voiced my opinion on it.
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I don’t know where many of my readers stand on many issues, but I’m pretty sure that most would agree that this issue came about from the greedy people in the business as well as irresponsible borrowers. Some people out there feel that this issue started in the last few years and the powers-that-be are to blame.
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What people need to do is to go and get the information for themselves because “knowledge is power”. Someone may be able to take your car or your money, but they can’t take away what you learned. Once you learn something, no one can take it from you. This is why I’m putting up this video for my readers. We as investors and traders should know the history that brought us to this problem, so we can reconize the pattern for the future.
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This video is meant to be politically related, but it deals with the history of the credit and housing crisis. (I will tell you that I’m a Libertarian, I don’t agree completely with either the Democrats or the Republicans. I’m an American that believes in a smaller government, and less government involvement in my life). For that reason you need to watch it. If there’s anything that you dispute or disagree with being truthful, then do as the video says and Google any of the information that’s in this video. The video is almost eleven minutes long, but very informative.
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Please feel free to voice your opinion on this video or if you want to vent, be my guest.
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P.S. Want to learn more about the stock market? take a free two week trail with Jim Cramer from TheStreet.com
