Does It Pay to Copy Congress’ Stock Trades?
Margaret Giles: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Margaret Giles.
If you’ve read the news over the years, you know that members of Congress and their families seem to make more money than the rest of us trading stocks. However, whether they’ll continue to outperform the market (or trade stocks at all) remains to be seen. If you still want what they’re having, there are two exchange-traded funds that follow Democratic or Republican stock trades. Zach Evens, a passive strategies analyst for Morningstar Research Services, is here to talk about what you should consider before trying to duplicate congressional investments. We’ll discuss the strategy, data, performance, and investment merit of these two congressional…
