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How to invest in this fraught US election year

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Fundamentally, the markets don’t care who wins - stocks did well under Trump and they are doing well under Biden.

Fundamentally, the markets don’t care who wins - stocks did well under Trump and they are doing well under Mr Biden.

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Jeff Sommer

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The first debate is over, and President Joe Biden’s faltering performance prompted much hand-wringing among Democrats. How likely is it that former president Donald Trump will win the November election?

As an investor, I’m indifferent – or at least I’m trying to be.

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