With the U.S. election less than a week away, Karen Routledge’s phone keeps ringing with clients wondering what will happen to their investments after Tuesday.
The Calgary investment adviser hears wide-ranging concerns about the impact of possible tariffs, rising U.S. debt levels and interest rates. There’s curiosity about swings in the value of the loonie and what happens if it takes several days or weeks before results are known.
The election is “definitely on people’s minds,” said Routledge. “It’s not necessarily who’s in charge, but what they’re going to do once they’re in charge.”
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