Due to unexpected turmoil at home and overseas, previously positive economic and financial forecasts have been revised downward. 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
The outbreak of violence in the Middle East qualifies as a “black swan” event, but if you're properly diversified, you’ve lessened the risk. Read More
Modern society is rediscovering plants used for ancient spiritual ceremonies. Gaining prominence is the psychedelic drug, ayahuasca. Read More
Elevated interest rates, rising bond yields, and Middle East strife are creating a risky environment for stocks. Read More
An interactive map published this month by the U.S. Census Bureau shows the increasing reliance of states on tax revenue from marijuana. Read More
If you’re worried about how the Israel/Hamas war will affect your portfolio, the historical evidence tells you to stay calm. Read More
Here’s a re-cap of the major trends and news of the past week in the financial markets, with a look at what to expect in the week ahead. Read More
What clues can we divine from technical analysis, on this Friday the 13th? I provide snapshots and interpretive analysis of key charts. Read More
The September consumer price index came in slightly hotter than expected, but was mostly on script. Here’s how the Fed is likely to react. Read More
Some investors consider marijuana to be a so-called sin stock. Here’s why successful investing requires dispassionate assessments. Read More