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Oh, in case anyone missed it, the stock market rally stalled out 3 weeks ago, and has since been slowly fading.
Let's be clear, it's not as if a president can pull a lever and make the stock market go up, and there are certainly many other factors at play in the rise in stock prices over the last seven years. But, presidential policies do have an impact on the economy, which in turn matters for stocks. So in a roundabout way (at most), a president has some influence over the market.
While President Obama is just outside the top 5 for now, according to Bespoke, if the market improves over the last half year or so of his term, he could jump some of his peers.
"Looking at the way things stand, by the end of his entire tenure in office, President Obama could conceivably surpass Reagan and Eisenhower in terms of returns and finish in the top four for his entire time in office," said the note.
Also of note, the top two presidents saw serious crashes for the stock market following their tenures: Calvin Coolidge preceded Black Monday and the Great Depression, while Bill Clinton left office as the tech bubble was starting to burst.
So whether the substantial run-up in stocks under President Obama is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen.
If you own stocks, you need to thank President Obama
$55 trillion was added to our nations wealth while Obama was president. A major portion due to a surging stock market that more than doubled in value
Trump will have a hard time matching it.....but then again, he was never a community organizer
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