SA Sentiment Survey: Majority of investors believe Republicans will benefit stocks

Will Republicans benefit the U.S. stock market more?

That’s what investors said they believe, Seeking Alpha’s latest Sentiment Survey showed.

According to the August SA Sentiment Survey, 43.8% of respondents (from more than 1,440 responses) said they believe Republicans will benefit the U.S. stock market.

Then, 22.8% of them said both will; 18.4% said that Democrats will benefit it; and 15.1% said neither will.

In addition, 84% of the respondents said they will not be making changes to their portfolio before the Nov. 5 election day.

Only 16% of them said they will, and those changes include adding “more cash,” “taking profits” and “increasing liquidity,” “buying the dip,” being “more defensive” in their trade; as well as adding “more gold (GLD)” and “reducing oil (USO).”

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