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Bogleheads - please explain the bull / recovery case if Trump successfully destroys the independence of the Fed

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Apr 21, 2025 · 09:27

On most other finance subs, people are still recommending to new investors to pile into VOO. I can only presume they're not taking the current threats from Trump seriously.

To me, it seems like there are no checks and balances right now and Trump will continue getting his way until at the very least midterms. And that's assuming the midterms even happen in a free and fair way.

So if Trump does basically ruin the Fed, and does stay around for longer than his term (which I'm seeing as very likely right now), what's the case for "time in the market beats timing the market" ? Or do you just not think those things are even possible? I want to understand the mindset, because it seems incredibly irresponsible to not even acknowledge even a remote risk of this happening right now.