John Persinos
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

McDonald’s, Diageo, the Olympics, and More!

Katherine Beem
July 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: Happy Wednesday! Let’s get to it! McDonald’s Reports Q2 Miss Due to Consumer Spending Pullback This week, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that indicated Americans — and folks around the world — are increasingly spending less… Read More

A Pitch for Bitcoin to the Crypto Skeptic

Alex Benfield
July 31, 2024

Bitcoin is often dismissed as too risky an investment for a retirement portfolio. Today we explain why it's actually risky not to own any BTC. Read More

Bitcoin is often dismissed as too risky an investment for a retirement portfolio. Today we explain why it's actually risky not to own any BTC. Read More