Staying Invested

Despite all the negativity, I'm staying invested in the stock market.  Here are my reasons:

• All my spouse's relatives think the stock market will crash soon.   For example, my brother-in-law has purchased a 2X bear fund.  Their position is based on politics.  They all voted against Trump and are ignoring that the economy is improving.
  
• Trump has more teflon than Reagan and Obama.   Despite all the Russia issues for Trump, the stock market keeps going up.
  
• It's what George Costanza would do.

Sure the market will eventually fall.  But I think it will happen later (after the end of the year) versus sooner.  We'll see ...

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