We've previously written that our number one concern for the stock market is unsettling domestic and global political turmoil. The attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday heightened anxiety about political violence at home as the November elections approach. On the global stage, the violence of the wars between Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East seems to be escalating. Then again, the stock market has a history of tuning out domestic and global political shocks, which more often than not turn out to create buying opportunities for stock investors (chart).
