Trump's presidency and tariffs: Advice industry shares views

‘Stark raving mad’ but ‘great’ for US firms

Isabel Baxter
clock • 4 min read

Most of the advice industry have said that their views on US president Donald Trump have not changed since his inauguration, Professional Adviser has found.

Some 40% of advice industry respondents polled after Donald Trump's election victory believed his presidency would be positive for investors. In a recent PA Asks survey, which picked up 53 responses, industry experts said they felt the same about him after his first few weeks back in the Oval Office. Have views changed since Trump's inauguration We found that most of our respondents – 47% - have not changed their views on the US president and felt the same. For the pundits who said they are feeling more positive, one said that Trump would be "great" for US firms. "Anything...

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