This year marks the 15th time I’ve had the opportunity to vote for our nation’s leader. When I was growing up in Kansas, my family instilled in me the importance of casting your ballot. It’s a civic responsibility I continue to take seriously.

In many ways, this year’s presidential election feels like the most unusual one yet. In just the past few months, we’ve seen the attempted assassination of a former president who’s running again, the withdrawal of an incumbent president, and the elevation of a sitting vice president. Pollsters and commentators are still trying to make sense of the changes and what they might mean for the US and the global community. We have deep cultural divisions, the economy’s still recovering from the effects of a global pandemic, and there are heightened geopolitical tensions around the world. For many voters, this moment feels historic.

And yet as an investor, I’m fully confident in the long-term prospects for the stock market. And I know investors will continue to have opportunities to pursue their financial goals no matter who wins the White House, which party controls Congress, or what stocks do in November. Why am I so confident in this prediction? Because of history, and because of people.

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