The media tend to overplay bad news. Here’s why the recent inflation-induced stock market selloff is no reason to panic. 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
To what extent does tumult in the financial markets reflect underlying economic weakness? Let’s put aside the partisan spin to get answers. Read More
Giant drug firms have tried to stop weed legalization, because it hurts profits, but that hasn't worked. So they're investing in pot instead. Read More
Largely due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the European Union’s economy and financial markets are faring worse than those in the U.S. Here’s a global view. Read More
Nervous about the forthcoming midterm elections? Here’s why investing according to political views constitutes “the dumb money." Read More
The increasing creation of cannabis compounds in the lab is disrupting the marijuana industry, posing a huge opportunity for investors. Read More
Russia’s retaliation against Western sanctions by squeezing Europe on energy is hammering the global economy. Here’s geopolitical perspective. Read More
The U.S. central bank is trying to tame inflation without torpedoing the economy. Is the elusive “soft landing” at hand? Read More
The summer rally has cooled, but perhaps it’s not dead yet. Here’s a look at underlying investment conditions for the final weeks of summer. Read More
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