The Israel-Hamas war is tearing asunder the oil rich region, and yet crude oil prices have been tumbling. We explain the disconnect. 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
Ohio is “ruby red” and yet on Tuesday, the state’s voters approved a referendum on the ballot that legalizes recreational marijuana. Read More
Here’s a look at the conditions we’d need to see for a sustained upward move in stocks during the final two months of the year. Read More
Younger investors shouldn’t shun dividend-paying stocks. They can be powerful tools for those at the start of their investing life. Read More
The major driver of stock market gains lately has been the retreat of bond yields, as the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle comes into sight. Read More
Testing labs are a major growth area in marijuana, but the prevalence of fraud underscores the need for consumer and investor caution. Read More
Stocks sharply rallied last week, as economic data and the Fed’s “pause” spawned a decline in bond yields. Is a Q4 rally at hand? Read More
Has the stock market slump of autumn reached a bottom? Key technical and fundamental indicators suggest as much. Read More
Here's why the odds of a year-end surge in stocks, including a seasonal phenomenon known as a “Santa Claus rally,” are good this year. Read More
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left the federal funds rate unchanged. Non-action is sometimes the most meaningful action of all. Read More