How will the change to a new president in January affect our economy? Our country? The financial markets?

To help us explore these questions and get an inside look at what’s going on in Washington, we have a special guest on today’s podcast.

Greg Valliere has 40 years of experience following Washington issues for institutional and retail investors. He's widely quoted in the national media on political and current events, federal reserve policy and tax and spending issues. If you've tuned into any of the political news recently, you may have seen him on CNBC, Fox Business, CNN, or CBS Radio to name a few. Greg is currently the Chief Political Strategist at Horizon Investments.

Greg was the keynote speaker at our recent Summer Educational Event and we are excited to share his remarks with you via our podcast and the notes below.

I think we can all agree this presidential campaign has turned into a spectacle that has captivated the nation. Both major political parties have candidates that offer stark contrasts for our nation’s future.

Greg’s remarks are non-partisan in nature and reflect his deep connections to Washington. I think you’ll really enjoy his insider perspective on what is happening…and what may happen come January 2017. Please enjoy!

It's hard to find places to get a decent return on your money. Around the globe, there is now $13 trillion of negative-yielding government debt, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Even in Italy, a country with massive banking problems, more than $1.5 trillion in government debt has a negative interest rate.

In an earlier blog post, we discussed the problems caused by negative interest rates. Yet, since that blog post came out just two months ago, we've added another $3 trillion to the negative-yielding pile.

Fortunately, there are other ways besides government securities to get a return on your invested money. And today we'll explore one of them--owning dividend-paying stocks.