CentsibleSaver wrote: I don't see how anyone could with the president we have now. All it takes is one tweet to start the call for a boycott/protest on either side which generally leads to a plummet in stock. You never know what budget will be cut ext or what scandal will break out in the next week. What am I missing?

Agreed and no average investor can win at that game.

It seems you hit the "nail on the head" ... never thought government could be run on sensationalized events but ...?!

I don't see how anyone could with the president we have now. All it takes is one tweet to start the call for a boycott/protest on either side which generally leads to a plummet in stock. You never know what budget will be cut ext or what scandal will break out in the next week. What am I missing?