While any number of things could unfold in the days and weeks before actual Election Day, the betting markets, investor expectations, and certainly the entire gamut of political polling are all suggesting investors be prepared for a Hillary Clinton Presidency. While various mathematical outcomes are all still on the table in the House of Representatives, and the final majority county in the Senate is a toss-up, the smart money further suggests that a GOP-led House is also the most likely scenario. What should investors be prepared for as they prepare for four new years of a Democrat in the White House and a Republican-led Congress, and will it look much different than the way the last four years have gone, with the same branded uniforms in charge? I would propose the following five areas for consideration as Election 2016 comes to a close, and a new (but not that new) leadership paradigm takes hold in Washington D.C.
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