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Election 2020

How politics and policy could affect investors
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How politics and policy could affect investors
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Michael T Townsend
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January 14, 2021
It has been an extraordinary start to 2021 in the nation’s capital.
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Michael T Townsend
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December 31, 2020
Results will have a profound impact on the Biden administration’s ability to move its policy agenda forward in the first two years.
The Song Remains the Same: Fed Keeps Rates/Balance Sheet Steady
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Liz Ann Sonders
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December 16, 2020
The Federal Reserve acted as expected; making no changes to policy, but updated its economic projections with a slightly rosier GDP and unemployment outlook.
December 10, 2020
Control of the Senate—and the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s policy agenda—will be determined by Georgia’s runoff elections on January 5. What impact could the potential outcomes have on the markets?
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Liz Ann Sonders
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November 16, 2020
Recent positive COVID-19 vaccine may represent a light at the end of the tunnel; but the resurgent virus means we’re still in the darkest part of the tunnel.
November 12, 2020
America voted, and while some uncertainty remains—especially regarding control of the Senate—a new political configuration is taking shape. So what’s the market impact? 
by
Michael T Townsend
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November 10, 2020
Debate over another round of coronavirus aid and economic stimulus likely will be at the top of the agenda for the post-election session.
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Schwab Center for Financial Research
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November 09, 2020
Our answers to investor questions about the 2020 election.
Election Day to Inauguration Day: a test for global stock markets
by
Jeffrey Kleintop
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November 09, 2020
Stock market performance during the transition period between outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents tends to be more dependent on the economic cycle than the election results.
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Schwab Center for Financial Research
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November 03, 2020
How do the tax plans of the two main candidates compare—and what, if anything, should investors do to prepare?
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