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Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Fergus Hodgson is the founder and director of Econ Americas. He hosts the Gold Newsletter podcast and is an economic columnist for the Epoch Times. He has an MBA in finance from Rice University and a BA in economics from Boston University. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and has passed NASAA Series 65 and Level I of the CFA program. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Senator Mike Lee (right) of Utah wants to undo what he sees as a deep-seated ideological bias in the State Department and USAID. (Gage Skidmore)

US Senators: Stop Foreign Aid for Violent Progressives

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Mike Lee Letter Warns Secretary Tillerson of Status Quo Alignment with Leftists

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Mike Beitler and his wife during his 2010 campaign for the US Senate. (DrMikeBeitler2010)

‘Rational Individualism’ Puts Collectivists in Their Place

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Mike Beitler Delivers the Deathblow with Academic Precision

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Mark Skousen with Alan Greenspan at the 2014 New Orleans Investment Conference in Louisiana. (@MarkSkousen1)
Mark Skousen with Alan Greenspan at the 2014 New Orleans Investment Conference in Louisiana. (@MarkSkousen1)

Mark Skousen Has the Antidote to Financial Illiteracy

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A Contrarian’s Guide to Growing Wealth in a Sea of Confusion

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley faces a tough reelection bid, and reporter Sheila Gunn Reid explains why. (Don Voaklander)

‘The Destroyers’ Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Albertans

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In recent years, Albertan politicos have graced constituents with claims the province was debt free. They actually meant the provincial government had sufficient financial assets on hand to offset the debts, but with…

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