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Kiplinger
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Bob Peterson, J.D.

Red vs Blue: Staying the Financial Course During an Election

A young woman looks calm as she strikes a Zen pose.

As we enter another election season, politics will inevitably occupy a prominent place in consumers’ minds. Presidential campaigns offer a wave of new policy promises and agendas that look to address kitchen-table issues like jobs, taxes and health care.

Presidential elections also feel incredibly consequential, as whoever wins control of the White House will be in charge of the policy agenda for the next four years. Consumers naturally speculate about how election outcomes and policy proposals might affect their household budgets and investment portfolios.

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