Europe Capital Partners says political market moves are short-lived, urges long-term investing across presidencies
SPY•SPY•SPY•SPY•Europe Capital Partners said $10,000 invested continuously in the S&P 500 since 1953 would have grown to more than $26 million by October 2026, and urged investors not to let US politics drive long-term portfolio decisions.
Europe Capital Partners issued a market commentary on Oct. 12, 2026, warning investors against letting US politics drive long-term portfolio decisions. It said $10,000 invested continuously in the S&P 500 since 1953 would have grown to more than $26 million by October 2026 across Republican and Democratic presidencies, while investing only when one party held the White House would have generated a fraction of that outcome. The firm argued that political impacts on markets tend to be short-lived and that long-term compounding is insensitive to election outcomes.
