Checks and Balances An election is over. But not really. Like the British vote to leave the European Union, we can expect several stages of response to this event. First, a volatile response (we saw that on election evening as the global markets violently reacted to the news of a new and unexpected election result); second, a calming as we begin to realize that any change under a new administration will take time to develop; third, periodic stretches of volatility as policy becomes clear. Uncertainty is not something investors or markets find comfortable, so we need time to understand the new environment.read more