{"id":8113,"date":"2016-12-08T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.paladinregistry.com\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2016-12-08T06:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T14:58:12","slug":"trump-and-your-investment-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/investing\/trump-and-your-investment-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Your Investment Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Election 2016 is finally over.\u00a0 Chances are, you woke up on November 9 feeling either elated or discouraged.\u00a0 Whether your candidate won or lost, I think we all could agree that we\u2019re glad the campaigning is done.\u00a0 And regardless of the outcome, election results are not a reason to react or panic when it comes to your investments.<\/p>\n<p>If you were watching the results on election night, you saw the financial markets react.\u00a0 In the wee small hours of November 9, Dow futures plunged just over 4% while gold and US Treasuries soared.\u00a0 (Markets are funny and tend to be unpredictable in the short term).\u00a0 Since the election, however, the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/data\/markets\/dow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a><\/span><\/strong> has reached an all-time high.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Donald Trump is an unconventional politician and has said that he likes to be unpredictable.\u00a0 At this time, we\u2019re not sure what to think or how he\u2019ll govern.\u00a0 Once his cabinet is in place, we\u2019ll have a better idea.\u00a0 Still, you may be thinking that a Trump presidency is \u201cdifferent,\u201d but market volatility is certainly not something that we haven\u2019t seen before.\u00a0 In the past 18 months, we\u2019ve had several instances of investors feeling that \u201cthis time it\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in July 2015, the Greek financial crisis dominated the headlines.\u00a0 Investors feared Greece\u2019s problems would spread to the rest of Europe.\u00a0 Then the following month, it was \u201cBlack Monday.\u201d\u00a0 When the Chinese government devalued the Yuen, markets went tumbling down.\u00a0 At the beginning of 2016, the Dow Jones Industrial Average got off to its worst start ever dropping 5.5%.\u00a0 And most recently, we had Brexit.\u00a0 Shortly after Britain announced it was exiting from the European Union, the market lost 6% but days later gained back 8%.\u00a0 The bottom line is:\u00a0 Markets, like people, do not like change.\u00a0 But through all this hubbub, U.S. markets continue to hover around historical highs.<\/p>\n<p>Back to your investments.\u00a0 What should you do to protect yourself during a Trump presidency?\u00a0 Nothing.\u00a0 If you\u2019re diversified, you don\u2019t need to sweat the headlines.\u00a0 We can\u2019t predict the future, and we sure as heck can\u2019t predict the markets.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it may be wise to follow the investment ways of some of the world\u2019s wealthiest families and most sophisticated investors.\u00a0 They manage risk through diversification.* This means not weighting one\u2019s investments in with any sector of the economy such as energy or banking, or falling in love with an individual stock such as Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, your investment portfolio isn\u2019t designed for a four-year presidential term.\u00a0 You\u2019re in it for the long run.\u00a0 Investors who stay the course have historically been rewarded.\u00a0 Here\u2019s one thing we can anticipate during the next four years.\u00a0 The markets will go up, and the markets will go down.\u00a0 And parts of your portfolio will do better than other parts.\u00a0 My advice is to stay disciplined, diversified* and focused on the future.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not sure whether you have enough diversification*, a fee-based financial advisor can help you.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a widely watched index of 30 American stocks thought to represent the pulse of the American economy and markets.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about Jeffrey Bogart, view \u00a0his <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/financial-advisor\/mayfield-heights-ohio\/Jeffrey.Bogart\" target=\"_blank\">Paladin Registry research report<\/a><\/span>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election 2016 is finally over.\u00a0 Chances are, you woke up on November 9 feeling either elated or discouraged.\u00a0 Whether your candidate won or lost, I think we all could agree that we\u2019re glad the campaigning is done.\u00a0 And regardless of the outcome, election results are not a reason to react or panic when it comes to your investments. 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