
Why "Invest Like a Senator" Strategies Have Long Drawdowns
Introduction "Invest like a senator" strategies are built on an appealing premise: members of Congress have access to information the public doesn't, so…

Introduction "Invest like a senator" strategies are built on an appealing premise: members of Congress have access to information the public doesn't, so…

Introduction The STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act) is a federal law requiring members of Congress and their staff to publicly disclose…

Following congressional stock trades has become popular among retail traders. The premise is appealing: if members of Congress outperform the market, copy…

Political trading is legal for retail investors in the US — but legality and profitability are different things. The 45-day disclosure lag built into the STOCK…

Congressional trade disclosures are public, accessible, and real. But using them as a trading signal faces fundamental structural problems: old data,…

Introduction The Autopilot investing app is a service that automatically replicates the stock trades of US Congress members in your brokerage account. The…

Is Following Congress Stock Trades a Reliable Investment Strategy? No — following congressional stock trades is not a reliable standalone investment strategy.…

What Is Political Stock Trading? Political stock trading refers to investing strategies that use publicly disclosed stock transactions by elected officials —…