During the tumultuous 1960s, the influential futurist Marshall McLuhan predicted that technology would transform human society into a “global village” of instantaneous communication that transcended national boundaries. McLuhan would recognize today’s online world. Just as the printing press of the early Renaissance empowered individuals, the Internet is giving voice to… 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 political pressure on biotech is easing, as congressional committee hearings into biopharmaceutical scandals fade into memory and Donald Trump’s populist promises to crack down on drug pricing are supplanted by his moves toward deregulation. We focus on how to profit from the “disruptors” in the biotech space. Read More
In the cold morning light of November 9, the assumption on Wall Street was that Donald Trump’s fossil-fuel friendly policies would decimate the solar industry. Trump’s appointment of oil company executives to key government positions underscored that impression. Accordingly, investors punished solar stocks and rewarded the oil and gas sector. Read More
Most of the emails that I get from readers are concise, which makes for clearer, more effective communication. Perhaps that’s why it takes more time and effort to write tight copy. In a letter to a friend, Mark Twain put it best: “I didn’t have time to write a short… Read More
Watching the Super Bowl last Sunday made me think of “the fiduciary rule.” Let me explain. During a third-quarter punt return, a side judge missed it when Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots stepped out of bounds. The Patriots were awarded seven bonus yards, but Atlanta Falcons coach Dan… Read More
One of the most reliable and proven ways to build wealth over the long haul is to place investment capital in high-momentum trends. President Trump has promised to massively increase military spending and to also pursue a more assertive foreign policy. That adds up to filled coffers for America’s aerospace/defense firms. But… Read More
The world is starting to look a lot like 2008. The global financial system is awash in debt, civil societies are wracked by political turmoil, and equity markets are overvalued relative to historical benchmarks. Catalysts for a correction are abundant in America and overseas. Brexit was a harbinger of the… Read More
Maybe there’s an investment message behind President Trump’s installation of gold curtains in the Oval Office. In the turbulent Trump Era, you probably can expect the emergence of “gold mania” among increasingly anxious investors. Now could be the time to hedge your portfolio with the yellow metal. Below, I examine… Read More
Worried about a trade war? Well, here’s at least one bit of encouraging news: Scottish-made haggis may soon come to a table near you. President Trump wants to lift the trade ban on British meat that’s been in effect since the “Mad Cow” epidemic in Britain in 1986 — and… Read More
American companies that are developing breakthrough technologies should get a big boost from President Trump’s tax and trade policies. To use one of our president’s favorite words, the investment possibilities will be… tremendous. In a recent meeting with the technology sector’s top leaders, Trump proclaimed: “I’m here to help you… Read More