Congress Just Flipped. Here's What Warren Buffett Does After Every Election.
Jeremy Phillips's November 6, 2026 article for 247wallst.com argues, invoking Warren Buffett's refusal to trade on election results, that investors should stay calm after Congress flipped in the 2026 midterms, which sent the S&P 500 through its worst two-day post-midterm stretch in at least 24 years, with a 4.4% selloff led by AI stocks. Drawing on the six midterms since 2002, when the largest S&P 500 index fund rose every following year—up 2.1% to 15.2%—paid rising dividends, and recovered each dip, the article recommends retirees pick a target stock mix, keep near-term spending money in cash or short-term Treasuries, and rebalance on their own schedule rather than panic-sell.
