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WHAT SHOULD INVESTORS do about this week's elections, in which control of Congress went to the Democratic party for the first time in a dozen years?

I suppose the first thing is to say "Thanks" to the guys who got booted from office on Tuesday. Be grateful — it's been a nice run for investors since the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994.

The compound annual total return for the S&P 500 over those 12 years was 11.3%, compared with an average of 10.3% over previous history. Inflation only eroded your winnings at an average annual rate of 2.6% during those 12 years, compared with 3.1% over previous history.

So "Thanks." We investors got to make more money than usual, and what we made was safer from inflation.

But now voters have decided to give the other team a chance at bat. Seems odd, since today about 55% of voters are direct owners of stocks, either in brokerage accounts, IRAs or 401(k)s.

вовремя я из US stocks переложился в foreign.

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I quoted it just to show there is an opposite point of view on the elections outcome. Because everybody else seems to be ecstatic, quickly forgetting that one of the strongest accusations against democrats when they lost majority last time was... corruption.

Me personally, I thought Bush had to be impeached after New Orleans tragedy. It was an absolute failure, nothing could demonstrate any clearer that the administration is unable to perform even core duties.