January 2019 - Sheaff Briefs

The Rest of the Post-Midterm Election Story

The performance of healthcare stocks, as we’ve been discussing, has in general “tracked well with the prospects of a divided government.” One Sheaff Brock research source, Strategas Research, remarks that in post-election periods in general, healthcare has been just one of many beneficiaries of a “divided government.” Of course, the December ruling by a Texas judge on the constitutionality of the ACA and the subsequent staying of his ruling during appeal has caused some volatility in the healthcare sector. As [...]

The Other Side of Midterm Election What-Ifs

With the midterm elections now in the rearview mirror, with no clear “sweep” on either side of the aisle, investors are asking a number of “so now what?” questions. As one Sheaff Brock research partner, Strategas Securities, LLC observed even prior to the midterm election, funding for the National Institutes of Health is unlikely to decrease, which is a positive for life sciences tools companies. Even though a Texas judge ruled the entire ACA unconstitutional in December, Strategas commented shortly [...]