As prices surge for food, energy, and other necessities, a key question is how inflation hurts cannabis sales. The answer may surprise you. 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
Headline and core consumer price index (CPI) inflation are posting an ever-greater divergence, a hopeful sign for future inflation reports. Read More
Our editorial director addresses the latest inquiries from readers, on a wide range of investment topics. Read More
The CPI report for May showed inflation rising higher than feared, making inflation hedges all the more important. Read More
To divine clues about the future of fossil fuels and “green” alternatives such as electric vehicles, look to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read More
New medical studies confirm the efficacy of pot and psychedelics in curing addictions to harmful substances. The profit potential is huge. Read More
After years of outsized gains, the high-flying stock market has fallen to more reasonable heights. For value investors, that’s a good thing. Read More
As China eases COVID restrictions, global growth, the broader equities markets, and commodities stand to gain. Energy is the big winner. Read More
Despite broader market weakness, the marijuana and psychedelics industries continue to provide new growth opportunities for investors. Read More
There’s more to fighting inflation than buying gold or TIPS. You might be surprised to learn that dividend-payers are hedges, too. Read More