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E*TRADE Politics & Portfolios Study Reveals Economic and Market Views Among Republican and Democrat Investors Post ElectionE*TRADE Financial, LLC today announced results from its Politics & Portfolios study on voting investor sentiment after the presidential election:
"Traditionally there tends to be more stability in the markets after an election-but this year was anything but traditional," said Mike Loewengart, Managing Director, Investment Strategy at E*TRADE Financial. "Investors continue to contend with big unknowns-the pending stimulus bill, the velocity of the ongoing pandemic, and even a contested election outcome. All these factors could remain significant drivers of volatility. While it may be tempting to play with portfolio allocations right now, it bears repeating: When it comes to politics and investing, try to tune out the noise. Keep financial decisions mapped to your personal timeline, goals, and risk tolerance." The survey also explored views on sector opportunities as a result of the presidential election:
E*TRADE aims to enhance the financial independence of traders and investors through a powerful digital offering and professional guidance. To learn more about E*TRADE's trading and investing platforms and tools, visit etrade.com. For useful trading and investing insights from E*TRADE, follow the company on Twitter (News - Alert), @ETRADE. To learn more about the findings, view the Politics & Portfolios infographic. About the Survey This wave of the survey was conducted from November 9 to November 17 of 2020 among an online US sample of 789 self-directed active voting investors who manage at least $10,000 in an online brokerage account. The survey has a margin of error of ±3.50 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. It was fielded and administered by Dynata®. The panel is 50% Republican and 50% Democratic, as well as 40% female and 60% male, with a distribution across online brokerages, geographic regions, and age bands. Referenced Data
About E*TRADE Financial and Important Notices E*TRADE Financial and its subsidiaries provide financial services including brokerage and banking products and services to retail customers. Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Commodity futures and options on futures products and services are offered by E*TRADE Futures LLC (Member NFA). Managed Account Solutions are offered through E*TRADE Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Bank products and services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, and RIA custody solutions are offered by E*TRADE Savings Bank, both of which are national federal savings banks (Members FDIC). More information is available at www.etrade.com. The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. E*TRADE Financial, E*TRADE, and the E*TRADE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of E*TRADE Financial, LLC. ETFC-G © 2020 E*TRADE Financial, LLC, a business of Morgan Stanley. All rights reserved. E*TRADE Financial engages Dynata to program, field, and tabulate the study. Dynata provides digital research data and has locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. E*TRADE Financial and Dynata are separate and unaffiliated companies. For more information, please go to www.dynata.com.
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