Jason Hartman was joined by Dr. Robert Johnson, President and CEO of the not for profit American College. Dr. Johnson has written the books: Invest with the Fed: Maximizing Your Portfolio Performance by Following Federal Reserve Policy, Strategic Value Investing, and the study What to Expect When You’re Electing. Dr. Johnson and Jason tackle topics such as long-term market strategies, what the stock market tends to do under political harmony, and how asset classes react to interest rate changes.
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Key Takeaways:
[3:08] The republican party controlling all aspects of the government will mean sweeping reforms.
[6:34] Invest with the Fed analyzed how asset and equity classes perform during different interest rate environments.
[9:22] Stock market growth is higher when democratic presidents are serving or when there is political harmony.
[12:00] Long-term perspectives show the economy and the stock market move forward together.
[14:40] The best strategy is a long-term market strategy.
[16:19] Equity real estate investment trusts perform very well during rising rate environments.
[18:14] Will the cost of small business financing go up under a Trump administration?
[21:00] Is this time going to be different?
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