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Analyst Wonders If Trump Will Be " #Wise, #Wicked Or #Wild?"

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Mark Melin
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Paul Jackson, head of investment research firm Source, has trepidation about what the Trump administration might bring investors. There are different Donalds that he models for, including a "wise" and magnanimous Donald, but he also “wild Donald” and a “wicked Donald.” The type of Donald that markets see will impact returns and investment choices.

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Jackson looks at Trump from a historical perspective, wondering which Republican he will most emulate: Ronald Reagan or Richard Nixon? Basis the low approval ratings heading into office, issues with his blind trust, tax returns and nepotism, Jackson worries it might be the latter of the two.

The markets, however, appear...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.