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Podcast: Trust the Plan Podcast with Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP®
Episode: EP 241: Consumer Confidence by Political Affiliation
Description: On this episode of the Trust the Plan Podcast, hosts Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP® dive into a fascinating analysis of consumer confidence trends segmented by political affiliation, drawing on a JP Morgan chart spanning from 2000 to the present.
The data vividly illustrates how consumer sentiment among Republicans and Democrats has fluctuated in response to major events such as 9/11, the housing market crash, and other significant milestones.
For instance, the chart reveals that Republican consumer confidence often surged in the wake of elections won by their party, while Democratic confidence generally peaked under th...