<prompt> Human: FiveThirtyEight shows Trump at a nearly 40 percent chance of winning the election, his highest odds ever.The Economist rates a potential Trump presidency as the second greatest risk for the world economy, tied with an emerging market debt crisis and behind a sharp economic slowdown in China. Thats a greater risk than the EU fracturing due to Brexit, a Grexit, or jihadi terrorism.Given that the DJIA is hitting all-time highs it seems like parking investments in cash or cash equivalents would be a wise choice. After all, how much more should we expect the market go up in the next 4 months? Would this not arguably be selling high? Perhaps Clinton winning would produce a bump due to this significant risk becoming alleviated, but given the 60 odds of a moderate bump versus a 40 odds of a Trump election causing an economic collapse, I think my 401k and nest egg would rather sit this election out.Your thoughts? If youre in the same camp, do you see short-term treasuries as being safe enough, or would you prefer actual cash in a bank, not under a mattress?Edit: Id like to retire in 10 years, assuming my home maintains its equity.  <response>: If the market takes a hit, its highly likely to recover in 5 years at most. If youre retiring in the next 5 years, you should already have moved much of your investments out of risky equities.So just like every other time in history, the answer is no, dont try to time the market. 