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Uncertainty around policy and continued volatility. Over the past few months, we’ve cautioned that an uncertain and rapidly changing policy environment could weigh on economic activity and lead to heightened volatility in the financial markets.

With Trump’s first and most recent bids for the White House, a vocal minority has stood in fierce opposition. Some individuals vowed to move abroad, perhaps to Canada, should Trump win.

The tradition of celebrating the New Year is older than Western civilization. Nearly 4,000 years ago, the Babylonians celebrated the end of one year and the birth of the next.

The very mention of December evokes imagery in the minds of many. Some envision family gatherings, blankets of snow, gifts wrapped under a tree, and, for the investors among us, the cheeriest of all seasonality phenomenon – the Santa Claus rally.

One of the hard lessons we’ve learned from a lifetime of being somewhat, let’s say, navigationally challenged is that it’s hard to know where you’re going when you’re not sure where you are.