In a few short weeks the presidential cycle will enter its third year and the market has been kind to investors at this point in the presidential cycle. As the chart in this article notes, since 1945, the third year of a president's term has seen the S&P 500 Index rise an average of 17.1% and up years have occurred in 94% of those years....
Many pundits are writing about the highly favorable odds of rising equity markets during the 3rd year of the Presidential Cycle. Based on history, you close your eyes, pinch your nose and jump deep into equities.
