Historically, September has been one of the weakest months for the S&P 500. Here’s how to cope with this seasonal slump. 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
Here’s a look at the most common business mistakes made by cannabis companies and how smart weed entrepreneurs are learning to avoid them. Read More
Decelerating labor market growth has made some observers nervous, but keep your perspective. The economy is far from imploding. Read More
Our editorial director answers the latest batch of emails from readers, with advice of universal applicability for individual investors. Read More
Here’s how to position your portfolio ahead of the FOMC's likely decision this month to reduce interest rates. Read More
Opportunities are plentiful in the cannabis sector, but so are predators. Looking to buy pot stocks? Here's how to avoid getting slaughtered. Read More
Worries about energy demand destruction have hit oil prices, which hurts energy equities but curbs inflation ahead of the next FOMC meet. Read More
Although a double-edged sword for the marijuana industry as a whole, the trend of increasingly high THC levels in weed is being leveraged as an advantage by portfolio pick Organigram. Read More
Although equities started September with a sharp drop, the bull market rally finished the month of August in robust shape. Read More
Cannabis is increasingly more potent and that could pose a public health risk, as well as an impediment to weed’s social acceptance. Read More