A Week Later, ETF Winners And Losers From The Election

Leading up to last week’s presidential election, the financial media was full of predictions about asset classes that would do well in the event of the various possible outcomes. From big banks to green energy to TIPS, just about everyone had a prediction for what would thrive and what would struggle in the wake of the exercise in democracy. Now, a week later, we have the benefit of hindsight to see how markets actually reacted to the news that Obama had been re-elected, along with a Republican House and Democratic Senate. Below we take a quick look at the asset classes that ended up being big winners and losers from the 2012 election [Download 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]: The Winners: Silver, T-Bonds, Gold Miners Markets have generally sunk lower in the past week as investors have turned their attention towards the looming fiscal cliff and the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: ETFs To Play 9 Markets In Limbo Ten Best ETF Performers Over The Last Five Years (Including A Few Surprises) Best ETF Performers Of 2010: Winners For Every ETFdb Category Top Five Commodity ETFs Of 2010 ETFs To Play White Hot Silver