The hotly contested 2024 election between Vice PresidentKamala Harrisand former PresidentDonald Trumphas Americans bracing for a down-to-the-wire finish. While Harris has a slight lead in polling forecasts, the race remains an essential toss-up.

As market participants consider investment ideas tied to the election, telling signs might be found in the aftermath of the 2016 election.

Election Debrief:Trump won the 2016 election in a surprising upset over DemocratHillary Clinton. He ran on a platform of building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, repealing Obamacare, enacting deregulation and prioritizing fossil fuels.

Trump lost...