Trump supporters have been sending me short messages asking, "How is your 401(k) doing?" They are making three assumptions.
1. That the stocks in my retirement account are doing well.
2. That I'm happy about it.
3. And that I have President Donald Trump to thank for my good fortune.
Assumptions one and two are correct. Three is not. The stock market and the larger economy actually did much better under Barack Obama than they have under Trump.
First off, presidents don't have nearly as much
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