Buy on Halloween And Sell in May In Pre-election Years – Study

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Most investors will have heard the adage “sell in may and go away” but what about “buy on Halloween and sell in May in pre-election years”? I know, it’s a bit of a mouthful, but this statement sums up the topic of a new research paper from Kam Fong Chan, University of Queensland – Faculty of Business, Economics and Law; Financial Research Network and Terry Marsh Quantal International Inc. who looked at this very topic. Also see Making Profitable Investments In Times Of Economic Uncertainty And … For Nearly 100 Years Equities Have Outperformed Before An Election The research duo…

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk