Strategy for 2026’s Midterm Year

However, 2026 also offers a unique situation because interest rates are falling. That could accelerate and boost value-oriented areas rich in dividend income. Here’s a way to take advantage. Midterm Election Year Strategy Generally, the S&P 500 (SPX) has returned about 10% for decades. That’s not the case in election years. In fact, midterm years drastically underperform the average: Recently, we saw it in 2018 and 2022, when stocks fell 19% and 6%, respectively. Given this landscape, new leadership ...