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How Congress Stock Traders Still Outperform S&P500


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In this episode, we discuss the practice of insider trading by members of the US Congress, specifically focusing on the trading activities of Nancy Pelosi's husband. Let's examines whether Congress members can outperform the market by using insider information and presents evidence suggesting they can.


Explore the potential for conflict of interest and the efforts being made to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Finally, we highlight the availability of public records detailing these trades, allowing investors to potentially replicate the actions of Congress members.


Sources:

  • https://stockmarketgame.net/congress-insider-trading/
  • https://stockmarketgame.net/unusual-stock-trading-by-the-members-of-the-us-congress/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_congressional_insider_trading_scandal
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