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"This will be the best economy of our lifetime," said one financial advisor in an unusually upbeat Arizent survey.

At the start of November, wealth managers and their clients stood watching and waiting as America decided its next president.

Despite the increase in overall confidence, election anxiety has remained a potent force for financial advisors and clients.

The prospect of lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve helped buoy outlooks.

However, financial advisors have been trying to ease client fears by taking a longer view.