Who Is the Investor’s Pick for President?
Fergus Hodgson, 1 November 2016 
This year’s New Orleans Investment Conference took place just over a week prior to the US presidential election. The exclusive event draws a well-heeled and informed crowd. Beyond personal sentiments, they care about their pocketbooks and the future of the US economy.
A simple show of hands at one of the panel discussions — with an audience of approximately 500 — showed almost unanimous support for Donald Trump. P. J. O’Rourke, one of the panel speakers, asked whether the lone Hillary supporter needed professional attention from former-psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer, and then two or three people backed the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson.
Rather than just interview the featured guests, I waded in and got the views of the attendees and exhibitors, and it proved fruitful. Typical of the highly qualified participants, the eight people who accepted my questioning included a mining chief executive, an established economic commentator, an expatriation specialist in Central America, and a couple of Canadian entrepreneurs.
Maurice Jackson of North Carolina backs Gary Johnson, given firm opposition to the Federal Reserve. He writes an investment blog, Proven and Probable.
If you are in Buenos Aires, don’t hesitate to join me at the Latin American Bitcoin Conference: November 4-5. This is a topic we have yet to explore on the podcast, and I am looking forward to getting my feet wet this week.
Fergus Hodgson (@FergHodgson) is an economic consultant and Gold Newsletter‘s roving editor.