Investing in the Trump Era

Nicholas P. Sargen is an international economist turned global money manager. He has been involved in international financial markets since the early 1970s, when he began his career at the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve. He subsequently worked on Wall Street for 25 years, holding senior positions with Morgan Guaranty Trust, Salomon Brothers Inc., Prudential Insurance and J.P. Morgan Private Bank. In 2003 he became Chief Investment Officer for the Western & Southern Financial Group and its affiliate, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc, where he now serves as Chief Economist. Sargen has written extensively on international financial markets, and he currently produces a blog Focus: Separate News from Noise on his website, where his views are updated. He appeared frequently on business television programs throughout his career on Wall Street, and was a regular panelist on Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street Week. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and received a PhD in Economics from Stanford University.

Part I Financial Markets and Long-Term Growth.- 1. Is Trump's Election a Game-changer?.- 2. Challenges to Restoring Long-Term Economic Growth.- Part II Fiscal and Regulatory Policies to Promote Growth.- 3. Assessing the US Fiscal Imbalance: Why It Matters.-  4. What Makes Healthcare Reform So Complex: A Primer.- 5. Tax Policy: Tax Cuts versus Tax Reform.- 6. Macroeconomic Effects of Deregulation.- Part III Monetary, Exchange Rate and Trade Policies.- 7. Changes in US Monetary Policy: Past and Prospective.- 8. Trade Imbalances and Jobs: A Macro Perspective.- Part IV Globalization and Financial Markets.- 9. Globalization and Widening Income Inequality.- 10.Economic and Market Prospects for the Medium Term.  

"A slim volume packed with masses of valuable business insight and data: how economic policies impact financial markets is at the core of the book with the focus on US President Donald Trump and his administration." (Nick McBreen, Finiancial Adviser, FTadviser.com, March, 2019)

“A slim volume packed with masses of valuable business insight and data: how economic policies impact financial markets is at the core of the book with the focus on US President Donald Trump and his administration.” (Nick McBreen, Finiancial Adviser, FTadviser.com, March, 2019)