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John Persinos is the editorial director of Investing Daily, overseeing such publications as Personal Finance, Utility Forecaster, Profit Catalyst Alert, Rapier's Income Accelerator, Income Forecaster, and Marijuana Investing Daily, among others. John also writes the Mind Over Markets daily stock market recap, and he's the chief investment strategist of Marijuana Profit Alert.
John has decades of experience in the technology and political realms. He has worked as a staff editor at Inc. and Venture magazines, and written for Kiplinger's, Street Authority, Investing Answers, and TheStreet.com, to name a few. In a career that has spanned more than 40 years, John has been diligently and prolifically covering the news and its impact on investors.
John also has experience with the inner-workings of Capitol Hill, serving as a press secretary to U.S. Rep. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). John started his career as a daily newspaperman with The Orlando Sentinel.
John holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston University. He also completed the Davenport Fellowship in Business and Economics Reporting at the University of Missouri (Columbia).
Analyst Articles
Investor anxieties over the tax bill, the Russia investigation and a potential government shutdown roiled stocks Wednesday. The Dow and S&P 500 fell; the Nasdaq inched into the green. Read More
Traders remain bullish on tax cuts, but messy complications are tempering their enthusiasm. Major indices ended the day lower. Read More
Tax overhaul euphoria sent the Dow into record territory on Monday. Bank and retail stocks led the way. Read More
News on Friday that President Trump’s former national security advisor has struck a plea bargain sent major indices lower. Here’s why Wall Street’s reaction doesn’t make sense. Read More
Whether it’s NVIDIA’s tailwind from blockchain technology or Taiwan Semiconductor’s unwarranted downgrading from obtuse analysts, the fundamentals for our portfolio holdings remain solid. Read More
Markets soared on Thursday, as the GOP’s tax package made progress and OPEC agreed to extend its production cut. Read More
Nuclear threats from abroad offset good economic news at home. On Wednesday, the Dow closed up but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost ground. Read More
The major indices all ended in the green on Tuesday. Bullish sentiment is extreme, as investors snatch up exotic investments like Bitcoin. Here’s why that’s a bad sign. Read More
The first session after the Thanksgiving holiday started with robust retail sales pushing indices into the green. But the rally faded, as falling oil prices cast a pall over markets. Read More