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Taxes, tariffs and debt: investors start to fear the presidential election

Taxes, tariffs and debt: investors start to fear the presidential election
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By Gunjan BanerjiFinancial adviser Matthew Wilson recently got a frantic email: A client wanted to dump their stockholdings as soon as possible. The reason? Stocks had staged a big run-up in recent months, and the client was worried that the market was about to get rocky heading into the presidential election in November. During an in-person meeting, Wilson said he was able to convince them to stay in the market.“Vote with your vote, don’t vote with a trade,” said Wilson, a managing director at Roseville Wealth...

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