Comments on: Looking at the Clinton and Bush Presidencies and the Stock Market http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: vpiguy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-421238 vpiguy Mon, 18 May 2009 21:01:05 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-421238 That's right, if Clinton won a third term the internut boom would have kept going forever. And when NFC teams win the superbowl the market does better too. Charts don't lie. That's right, if Clinton won a third term the internut boom would have kept going forever.

And when NFC teams win the superbowl the market does better too. Charts don't lie.

]]> By: Your Stock Market May Say “No,” but Your History says “Yes, Yes, Yes!” » LIBERADIO(!) http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-405983 Your Stock Market May Say “No,” but Your History says “Yes, Yes, Yes!” » LIBERADIO(!) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:48:05 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-405983 [...] she knows - that her one-trick pony hopped on a ship that’s been launched to sail over and over again and over [...] [...] she knows – that her one-trick pony hopped on a ship that’s been launched to sail over and over again and over [...]

]]> By: Jane http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-397044 Jane Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:09:34 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-397044 Funny that this was a topic at the tippy top of the W Administration's economic gains. Wonder what this will look like at the end of his term. Hey, maybe George Sr wouldn't mind a second term. At least in terms of the economy, his kid sure made him look good. Funny that this was a topic at the tippy top of the W Administration’s economic gains. Wonder what this will look like at the end of his term. Hey, maybe George Sr wouldn’t mind a second term. At least in terms of the economy, his kid sure made him look good.

]]> By: Mike http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-380800 Mike Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:04:57 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-380800 I think an incorrect view of the 90's economy is to say it was driven by the dot com bubble. It's true people overinvested in internet companies, but some of these companies survived, and successful new ones have been created as well. The internet is still used as a successful business tool and helped drive the incredible increases in worker productivity in the 90s. It is an example of technological development driving human economic progress. Its effectiveness did not end with the bursting of the dot com bubble. Also comparing the dot com bubble to the housing bubble does not make sense, different bubbles for different reasons. And different outcomes. On another point, Presidents don't have that much control over economic activities in a free-market system. But policies still matter. It is reasonable to me to assume that budget deficits or surplusses do matter for overall economic growth. Certainly we've put our economy and currency under stress by increasing the national debt. Certainly smart regulation of financial markets could have prevented the current crisis. Possibly investments in clean energy technologies could have pulled money away from the housing market and dulled its negative impact. Just some thoughts. I think an incorrect view of the 90’s economy is to say it was driven by the dot com bubble. It’s true people overinvested in internet companies, but some of these companies survived, and successful new ones have been created as well. The internet is still used as a successful business tool and helped drive the incredible increases in worker productivity in the 90s. It is an example of technological development driving human economic progress. Its effectiveness did not end with the bursting of the dot com bubble. Also comparing the dot com bubble to the housing bubble does not make sense, different bubbles for different reasons. And different outcomes.

On another point, Presidents don’t have that much control over economic activities in a free-market system. But policies still matter. It is reasonable to me to assume that budget deficits or surplusses do matter for overall economic growth. Certainly we’ve put our economy and currency under stress by increasing the national debt. Certainly smart regulation of financial markets could have prevented the current crisis. Possibly investments in clean energy technologies could have pulled money away from the housing market and dulled its negative impact. Just some thoughts.

]]> By: flopcat http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-367909 flopcat Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:56:34 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-367909 You have got to be kidding. Kind of like saying the guy with the matches had the bad luck to be in a fire. You have got to be kidding. Kind of like saying the guy with the matches had the bad luck to be in a fire.

]]> By: Did any of you vote for Bill Clinton? - Page 7 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-362709 Did any of you vote for Bill Clinton? - Page 7 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:38:43 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-362709 [...] Looking at the Clinton and Bush Presidencies and the Stock Market | AllFinancialMatters __________________ "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." (– James Madison) [...]

]]> By: Brian http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-355055 Brian Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:17:40 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-355055 JLP asked: "And how much of that 300% increase in the Dow was due to the bubble?" not much, the tech bubble inflated Nasdaq, that's where the tech stocks were mostly located. JLP asked: “And how much of that 300% increase in the Dow was due to the bubble?”

not much, the tech bubble inflated Nasdaq, that’s where the tech stocks were mostly located.

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-351976 JLP Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:12:55 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-351976 Chris W wrote: <em>"The only people who lost their houses as a result of the tech bubble bursting were the Jack Ass day traders who’s method of picking stocks was to play pin the tale on the donkey with a page of the wall street journal."</em> Not so. What about all the people who worked for the tech companies that went under? What about all the people who lost everything when the bubble went bust? Chris W wrote:

“The only people who lost their houses as a result of the tech bubble bursting were the Jack Ass day traders who’s method of picking stocks was to play pin the tale on the donkey with a page of the wall street journal.”

Not so. What about all the people who worked for the tech companies that went under? What about all the people who lost everything when the bubble went bust?

]]> By: Chris W http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-351972 Chris W Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:06:35 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-351972 Also as far as any similarities with the Tech Bubble of the late 90s and todays housing bubble of are concerned. The only people who lost their houses as a result of the tech bubble bursting were the Jack Ass day traders who's method of picking stocks was to play pin the tale on the donkey with a page of the wall street journal. Also as far as any similarities with the Tech Bubble of the late 90s and todays housing bubble of are concerned. The only people who lost their houses as a result of the tech bubble bursting were the Jack Ass day traders who’s method of picking stocks was to play pin the tale on the donkey with a page of the wall street journal.

]]> By: Chris W http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/02/11/looking-at-the-clinton-and-bush-presidencies-and-the-stock-market/comment-page-1/#comment-351968 Chris W Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:56:31 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/?p=2322#comment-351968 Look at the charts again folks. If you look at where the DIA is at the lows of the Bush years it is still up over 100 percent from where Clinton took over. Same for the S&P. But I guess some idiots would consider that a positive argument for Bush. Look at the charts again folks. If you look at where the DIA is at the lows of the Bush years it is still up over 100 percent from where Clinton took over. Same for the S&P. But I guess some idiots would consider that a positive argument for Bush.

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