As hurricanes Jose and Maria barrel eastward in the wake of Harvey and Irma, history shows that hurricanes significantly lift the markets in general and certain high-yield plays in particular. Read More
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
President Trump and Congress are playing games with the tax code, but don’t get nervous. You can protect your retirement income from the IRS with these time-honored steps. Read More
With severe storms and climate change dominating the news, solar power takes center stage as a technology and an investment. Read More
The devastation wrought by hurricanes Harvey and Irma on agriculture and energy production is a boon for commodity plays that can provide growth as well as income. Read More
If you’re a big yield hunter, the technology sector is surprisingly fertile hunting ground in today’s turbulent conditions. Read More
Political risk is rising in America but falling in Europe. Here are three stable, high-income plays on the Continent. Read More
Here’s a guide to pinpointing dangerous high-yield stocks, as well as a list of three popular dividend snares that are about to spring. Read More
Many people deny global warming, even in the face of mega-storms such as Harvey. But no one can deny the booming growth of environmental remediation. Here are two plays on the trend. Read More
Not too hot, not too cold: neutral economic conditions are bolstering the doves at the Federal Reserve and consequently these three utility funds. Read More
Scientists are pushing the envelope on what’s possible in drug treatments. As new therapies get bolder, these two biotech stocks will get hotter. Read More