D. Anschutz/DigitalVision via Getty Images With global stock markets trading at or near all-time highs, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq, FTSE 100, DAX - even Japan's Nikkei recently surpassed its 1989 high - one might easily forget that we're living in tumultuous and uncertain times. There's a war in Eastern Europe, another in the middle-east, climate activists now engaging in hunger strikes in demand of change, and recently a former U.
S. President became the first in history convicted of a crime, all the while campaigning for a second term in office. Tuesday November 5th, 2024, is a date everyone probably has circled on their calendar, and not just because of the fascinating Melbourne Cup nor the fact that it's also National Chinese Take-Out Day .
Google November 5th is U.S. Election Day, and no matter how it ultimately turns out, it will be entered into with great tension, scores of Americans again considering emigrating to Canada, and thereafter tens and tens of millions of U.
S. Citizens distraught over the result (regardless of the outcome). Completely distraught.
This is all happening less than 5 months from now. So what is an investor to do? Below is a recommendation for investors seeking broad protection for their portfolios. And I think there's a very good play to be made here.
(Alternatively, for investors looking for specific stocks ideas of a defensive nature, check out my article " 3 Defensive Stocks In An Election Year ".) Preparing For Broad Market Volatility Ther.
