Investing For Hurricanes
I usually wouldn’t write an article like this, but I’m trying something new, so let’s do this. Do hurricanes affect the stock market, and the overall U.S. economy? How Hurricanes Affect The Stock Market Like the vast majority of stock market moves caused by news items, the actual impact on the stock market tends to be negligible when measured over any period of more than a week or two. In other words, investors love to freak out about the news, only to forget what the story was a short time later. Weather, like hurricanes, is no different. Check out my Ebates review. Consider that an upcoming hurricane, no matter how large, has a relatively small area of impact compared to the country overall. While a hurricane might completely decimate, say, South Carolina, that impact won’t be felt in Ohio, Texas, or pretty much any other state you can name. And, if we are being really honest, the biggest of hurricanes don’t really do much long-term damage unless accompanied by flooding. Whether it’s Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Sandy, the damage beyond some power failures, damaged roofs, and fallen tree branches was all done by the flooding. So, if you want to …