Ask an expert: Elections and the market

MSN Money's Anthony Mirhaydari discusses how Tuesday's outcome could affect investors.

By MSN Money Partner Nov 5, 2012 10:31AM
With only one day till the presidential election, many investors are wondering how the results might affect the market.

In this video, MSN Money's Anthony Mirhaydari discusses how the outcome might affect issues such as the fiscal cliff, who which candidate would be better for investors, and investment strategies ahead of the election.
As President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney prepare for the vote, many people believe that whoever wins could have an impact on the market and investors.

Comstock Images Getty ImagesThe impact, however, may be overblown, Mirhaydari says, and in the end it's all a wash.

Perhaps most important at the moment is the fiscal cliff. Yet no matter which candidate wins, it's questionable how much action he will be able to take, given the gridlock in Congress.

With so much unpredictable political risk, the smart trading strategy to avoid any post-election volatility, Mirhaydari suggests, is to get neutral, perhaps by moving some money into cash or bonds until the market has digested the outcome of the election.

The discussion about the election and its effects on the current trading environment continues over at MSN Money's Facebook community.

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