FDR, Reagan, Clinton or Obama: When were markets strongest?

Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?

At first glance, a president decried as anti-business and a US economy hamstrung by high unemployment and the pressing need for fiscal reform don't exactly look like a perfect combination for stocks. But Barack Obama's first three years of office have marked one of the most sustained periods of market outperformance in US history, according to research from Bespoke Investment Group. Whether that is more by luck than judgement is another question: Obama's first day of office - 21 January 2009 - came just 44 days before the Dow Jones Industrial Average bottomed at 6,469.95 on 6 March. ...