2016 was a year of political surprises in which the inaccuracy of pollsters proved that we are living in a changing world. In June, to everyone’s surprise, the UK voted to exit the European Union. Before the vote, virtually none of the major polls predicted that “leave” would win. The very few people that did foresee a “Brexit” scenario predicted it would have negative economic implications for the UK and the world. Therefore, it was expected that global stock markets would suffer if “leave” man...