Episode 55: What the Election Results Mean for Your Finances

The 2024 presidential election results are in. Whichever candidate you voted for, we want to look at the next four years from a purely financial standpoint. In this episode, we talk what the election results mean for your finances, by looking at the market’s historical trends, how potential initiatives will impact the economy, and what changes we might see to financial policies.

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Time Stamps

4:26 Historically, how do elections impact the market?

9:30 What were we expecting to see global markets?

12:32 What did market performance look like under similar administrations?

22:56 Impact to taxes and the federal deficit

32:07 Impact to planning strategies

36:09 Impact to student loans

39:42 Impact to energy production

42:24 Impact to social security

47:13 Challenge: the budget

52:05 Challenge: Tariffs

54:05 What makes this administration unique?

1:10:49 Closing thoughts

Credits for Episode 55

Host: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®

Guest: Rob Stoll, CFA, CFP®

Executive Producer: Anna Lewis

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