"Although a government shutdown sounds scary, the reality is it has been a non-event historically for equities."

If you're worried about the current government shutdown, don't worry about it:

"...Going back nearly 40 years, the median return during shutdowns has been exactly flat. Not to mention the last shutdown in 2013 saw an impressive 3.1% gain in the S&P 500.”

https://lplresearch.com/2017/12/04/a-government-shutdown-could-be-coming-whats-it-mean/

Submitted January 22, 2018 at 10:14AM by HellaCrunchy http://ift.tt/2Drlgak