It seems perfectly rational: Surely the candidate you back will be good for markets—and vice versa. Yet it turns out basing investing decisions on politics is trouncing your bottom line.
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    Less than a decade after the worst financial collapse since the Great Depression, frighteningly few Americans have even $1,000 available to cover an emergency expense. In fact, according to Bankrate.com… 
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    You’d think the wealthiest Americans would have equally lush savings accounts, wouldn’t you? You’ll be shocked by the truth. 
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    Most people don’t need someone to remind them they’re living on the financial edge. Somewhere, in the back of their minds, they already know. They know they should be saving,… 
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    It’s a peculiar situation to see the numbers on the economy and America’s richest one percent looking pretty good. Unfortunately, the numbers at the opposite end of the economic spectrum… 
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    Most people get serious in their personal financial lives when they open up the credit card bills in January. It’s such a common occurrence to get a rush of inquiries… 
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    Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt when it comes to finances and it’s one of the biggest factors when it comes to debt. Human beings lie, it’s one of… 
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    There’s a difference between being rich and financially free. Too many people confuse the two and that leads to disappointment and unhappiness. I happen to know some of the richest… 
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    According to recent surveys, sixty four percent of Americans don’t have a thousand dollars in savings for emergencies. To cover that debt two-thirds of America would have to either borrow… 
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    Nearly two-thirds of Americans are a single missed paycheck away from financial disaster. The math is straightforward and brutal; it’s all about the odds. Roughly four in ten Americans are…