Getting green from red and blue

Despite the punditry, markets don’t really care about elections. Here’s why you should look past the politics.

It’s a monumental year for democracy. There are 83 national elections taking place across 78 countries this year—there are more elections than countries because of European Union (EU) membership. In Britain, voters just kicked the Conservatives out of government and elected the left-wing Labour Party. The French gave the right-wing National Rally party …