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After the election of Barak Obama as our next president last night, I did an exercise to find out the historical stock market performance under a Democratic vs. Republican administration since 1900.
My examination showed that the view that a Democratic president is bad for the market is unfounded. In three important measurements: S&P 500 return, dividend growth and earning growth, stocks have done better under a Democrat administration.
However, the notion that a Democrat is bad for inflation does ring truth, as evident by the 4.8% inflation rate under a Democratic White House compared to the 2% under a Republican one.
| S&P 500 return | Dividend growth | Earning growth | Inflation | |
| Democrat | 8.1% | 5.6% | 10.6% | 4.8% |
| Republican | 6% | 5% | 5.7% | 2% |
Data source: Yale University Professor Robert Shiller’s database
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David Swensen in the press
Posted on: November 4, 2008
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“Don’t give up on financial innovation” by William Watson is more about Robert Shiller’s view. David Swensen did get a cusory mention.
The Economist has a piece “All bets are off” that is highly skeptical about David Swensen’s multiple asset class approach. It argues that all asset classes were driven (higher) by two factors: low interest rate and healthy global growth.
Princeton’s endowment, managed by David Swensen’s disciple Andrew Golden, earned 5.6% in 2008 (fiscal year ended in June). The performance was attributable to “non-marketable exposures and independent return managers.”
Yale Daily News: David Swensen got a raise. Now he makes $2 million dollar a year.
David Swensen derides securities lending as “make a little, make a little, make a little, lost a lot.”
The Investment Scientist 