Before we get started today, we need to do a little housekeeping. Now that the election's over, we'll return to our original publishing schedule.

Meaning, three days out of the week, you can still expect all the biggest stories from the intersection of finance, politics and your kitchen table.

That said, it’s been a blast publishing Election Insider - The Rundown for the last three months, and we’ll continue to publish under that masthead through the inauguration in January.

We’re proud of the work we’ve done, and we hope you’ll agree that we underscored the issues that were 1) top-of-mind for voters and 2) will remain so throughout Trump’s next administration.

With that in mind, reader, what were among your favorite Election Insider - The Rundown issues since we started our election coverage on August 5?

I’ll go first…

One issue that I’m really pleased to have brought to readers’ attention? Our crypto-centric Trump Proposes a “Fort Knox” for Bitcoin. (See Bitcoin’s price below.)

Now it’s your turn, reader! Click here to peruse our website. And we look forward to your submission.

Moving on today — on this Veterans Day — I thought it appropriate to air a missive I wrote this summer…

Your Rundown for Monday, November 11, 2024...

It’s Time to Act Like Grown-Ups

The other day, I asked my wife: “Is it just me… Or has Bill been acting off lately?”

I’ve seen my neighbor around — cutting the grass or walking his poodle mix.

But Bill (not his real name) seemed to ignore my wave intentionally.

“I thought the same thing,” my wife confirmed.

For the life of me, I couldn’t come up with a reason why. (I’m a likable enough guy.)

“Do you think it’s the sign we put in our yard?” my wife wondered.

The sign in question was for a local political candidate last fall.

And I’ll be darned if Bill didn’t put a sign in his front yard!

For the opposing candidate.

When I reminded my wife of this incident, she regretted jeopardizing friendly relations with the neighbors across the street.

Over a sign.

But the contrarian in me pushed back at this notion.

We’re all adults here, I thought.

For good measure, the next time I saw Bill when he was out for a walk, I chatted him up.

It turns out, after a 40-year career, retirement’s been a difficult adjustment for him.

Plus, the house is just so quiet since his only daughter moved out.

Not too long after my conversation with Bill, I got our American flag out of storage.

As I was dusting it off, the thought crossed my mind: Like that yard sign last fall, how might neighbors interpret the flag?

The flag means different things to different people.

For some, it stirs feelings of exclusion from the American Dream on the basis of race, religion, economic status… The list goes on.

For others, the flag’s a sacred reminder of the men and women who sacrificed “in order to form a more perfect union.”

Those eight words from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution: The founders of this nation knew a perfect union wasn’t achievable.

But a more perfect union? That’s something Americans could aspire to. 

Because the idea the flag represents — the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” — is generous enough to enfold people of different stripes.

If we just take the time to listen. With an open mind and heart. Like grown-ups.

In this post-election environment, reader, that attitude’s never been more crucial.

It’s time to shake hands with our fellow Americans. And move on.

Market Rundown for Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

S&P 500 futures are up 0.35% to 6,045.

Oil is down 2.40% to $68.70 for a barrel of WTI.

Gold is down 1.30% to $2,660.70 per ounce.

And Bitcoin, wow, is up 3.10% to $81,740!