68% of financial professionals on Harvest Exchange believe the biggest priority for the next President is the economy
ELECTION 2016
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
68% of financial professionals on Harvest Exchange believe the biggest priority for the next President is the economy
Highlights:
- On Harvest Exchange, 68% of financial professionals believe the economy should be the biggest priority for the next President
- Infrastructure and Healthcare were tied at 14% as the next two biggest priorities
- Less than 5% of financial professionals said immigration needed to be the biggest priority for the next President
New York, NY -- Whether it’s President Clinton or President Trump, an overwhelming 68% of financial professionals believe the economy should be the biggest priority for the next commander in chief.
With the new president to take office in approximately 2 months, the majority of financial professionals polled on Harvest Exchange believe the next president should focus on the economy, over infrastructure, healthcare or immigration.
The majority across all the different financial professionals polled on www.hvst.com , including hedge fund managers, investment bankers and mutual fund managers, all saw the economy as the most important.
14% of financial professionals polled felt healthcare and infrastructure were equally important to focus on for the next president.
70% of hedge fund managers said the economy was the most important, with 20% voting for infrastructure. While 63% of Independent researchers agreed the economy was the biggest priority, 25% thought immigration was also an important priority.
Hedge funds managers, independent researchers, family offices and Harvest users were the top participants in the poll and represented more than 60% of the total vote.
Bottom line:
While the results were mixed, more financial professionals felt the economy should be a major focus of the next president.
Survey methods:
Results of this Harvest poll were based on a poll question conducted Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 2016, on the platform. The survey was based on a random sample of 71 financial professionals, that were 18 years or older, living in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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