# Professor Roy Smith identifies the biggest factors influencing the stock market

1 Faculty News March 1, 2017 ![Marketplace Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketplace_logo.jpg?itok=IIav3Udj)>

Excerpt from [Marketplace](https://www.marketplace.org/2017/03/01/economy/markets-give-president-trump-rally-even-without-many-policy-details-taxes-aca) -- "If it's a year or so away, it doesn't matter so much. The market always anticipates the future by six months or more."

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