DODGING THE BEAR
www.suitablyflip.com, MAY 25, 2010
The market slide seen over the last month has turned a year-to-date gain of nearly 10% into a loss of something like 5% (depending on how ugly today is). Read more... | TRIVIA TIDBIT OF THE DAY PART 801: CONGRESS RUINS AMERICA
WWW.WILLISMS.COM, MAY 24, 2010
A few years ago, an article was published explaining that when Congress is in session, regardless of the party in power, markets go down. Read more... |
Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 585 -- Filibuster-Proof Government Bad For America
willisms.com, MAY 4, 2009
Eric T. Singer's Congressional Wealth Destruction Monitor that the market performs a lot better in periods where there is a chance of a Senate filibuster than in periods with a filibuster-proof majority. Read more... | AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC SINGER, HEAD OF THE CONGRESSIONAL EFFECT FUND
www.rightwingnews.com, APRIL 29, 2010
Earlier this week, I got together with Eric Singer, head of the Congressional Effect Fund
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MAKING MONEY BY SENDING CONGRESS IS HOME
http://www.professorbainbridge.com, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Wasn't it former Senator Howard Baker who said that the invention of air conditioning was the worst thing that ever happened to Washington, because it made year round government possible? Read more... | GO HOME ALREADY! CONGRESS VS. THE STOCK MARKET
www.dqydj.net, JULY 31, 2009
Got cash sitting on the sidelines? It may be time to move some of that cash into play, according to Mark Hulbert writing on Marketwatch.com Read more... |
RECESS IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
www.marketwatch.com, JULY 29, 2009
How does the stock market perform when Congress is not in session? Does it do better than average, worse, or does it make no difference at all? Read more... | Congressional Wealth Destruction
www.karendcoster.com, June 27, 2009
This interview with Eric Singer on FOX Business is great. I had a discussion with Eric this morning, leading me to his fascinating material. Read more... |
WALL STREET BETS ON GOP WIN IN MASS
WWW.SPHERE.COM, JANUARY 19, 2010
Jan. 19) – Political pundits of all stripes are betting on an upset victory for Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts today. So too, it seems, is Wall Street. Read more... | It's time to Give Every Member of Congress a Bonus
Mortgaged Future, April 8, 2009
Many people probably suspect that Congress causes more harm than good and now we have the proof. Read more... |
Congress is Bad For Business
registeredrep.com, April 2, 2009, By David Geracioti
In today’s Investor’s Business Daily, there is a wonderful quotation from a bank CEO that, I think, neatly sums up the problem caused by an activist government Read more... | An Economic Vote of No Confidence in Congress
The Centrist: Racing to the American Center, March 15, 2009
The Congressional Effect Fund, a new mutual fund, is implementing the novel idea of investing against Congress and the results are not-surprising: they’re beating the market... Read more... |
Evidence that Congress is effecting and has effected the economy since 1965...
Values Voter News, March 5, 2009
Please do read article below video and empirical facts on how the market performs on days that congress are in session as compare to days that congress are out of session since 1965... Read more... | The Congressional Effect
Squaring The Culture: Plumb Bob Blog, By Plumb Bob, March 2, 2009
I encountered a very bright man named Eric Singer among the exhibitors at CPAC. Mr. Singer is the portfolio manager at a mutual fund called the Congressional Effect Fund, an investment vehicle with a remarkably relevant message... Read more... |
Congressional Effect Fund
scrollymouse.net blog, By Kirk Geiger, March 1, 2009
Read more... | CPAC Interview: Eric Singer
Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey, February 28, 2009
If you don’t watch this interview, don’t blame me when your portfolio crashes... Read more... |
Hither, Thither and Yon: February 24th 2009
Gates of Vienna Blog, By Dymphna, February 24, 2009
...First, this place. I no longer remember how I ran across The Congressional Wealth Destruction Monitor …the idea seemed so novel I may even have posted on it, though I won’t sidetrack myself looking for it... Read more... | The Best Choice for Politicians is Confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office: DO NOTHING!
BreakTheMatrix, by Wayne Allyn Root, February 7, 2009
For weeks I've been interviewed nonstop in the media about President Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan. Again and again, even conservative hosts said to me, “Well we have to something. What would you do?” My answer is that sometimes the best choice is to do nothing. The response from talk show hosts and experts was always the same, "Huh? Are you mad? Do nothing?” Read more... |
The Congressional effect — from Pat Toomey
The Kansas Progress, January 25, 2009
...Have you heard of the Congressional Effect?...(HINT: Congress is very capable of creating political mischief)... Read more... | Congress and stock returns
Ripe Trade Blog, By Ripe Trade, January 7, 2009
...Historically when congress is in session the stock market has significantly underperformed periods when congress was out of session...There is also a mutual fund named “The congressional effect fund” that specializes in the buying when congress is out of session concept... Read more... |
Panic Sell Off: Here's A Calm Investment In This Perfect Storm
Dr. Mark Skousen's Forecasts & Strategies, by Dr. Mark Skousen, October 6, 2008
...The Congressional Effect Fund now is at $10.01 -- flat since its inception in late May -- while the stock market is down more than 20%! It's probably the safest mutual fund in America today.... Read more... | The Nevada Model for America
Root for America! Wayne's Blog, by Wayne Root, August 11, 2008
...The biggest difference between Las Vegas and Washington D.C. is that in Las Vegas, the people gamble with their own money- as opposed to Washington D.C. where the politicians gamble with the taxpayers' money.... Read more... |
A Possible Way to Make Money From Congress
Gates of Vienna Blog, by Dymphna, August 6, 2008
No, I don't mean waiting for the scoundrels to send you a rebate, or buying voodoo dolls to stick in the persons of your senators. They are impervious to the pain of anything besides their loss of incumbency. In other words, don't bother with Congress itself. Instead, focus on those times when they are not in session - i.e., the times when they can’t harm you with their busy work, not to mention their perks and porks.... Read more... | Investing against "the Congressional effect"
TigerHawk Blog, by TigerHawk, July 30, 2008
A new mutual fund invests with the belief that it can achieve above-market returns by jumping in when Congress is out of session and selling when it is in session.... Read more... |
Arbitraging Congress
Institutional-economics.com, March 16, 2009
The Congressional Effect Fund takes advantage of an interesting violation of the efficient markets hypothesis Read more... | Fund Invests in a Novel Take on Congress
The Mutual Fund Wire.com, posted by E.K., July 29, 2008
While fundies were preparing for their Memorial Day weekend back in May the launch of a novel kind of mutual fund went unnoticed.... Read more... |
Investing Against Congress
The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid Blog, by Donald L. Luskin, July 28, 2008
Some wise man said, "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session."... Read more... | money => mouth
liberpolly Blog, by Poul A. Costinsky (liberpolly), July 28, 2008
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Congressional Effect Fund
Patri's Peripatetic Peregrinations Blog, by Patri Friedman (patrissimo), July 28, 2008
Read more... | Rule #1
World Beta - Engineering Targeted Returns and Risk Blog, by Mebane Faber, July 14, 2008
Stock markets are risky. According to Bespoke, I count about 8 that are down more than -40%. How long is that going to take you to get back to even? From a great article at designing better futures.... Read more... |
When the Cat's Away the Mice Can Make Money
Enlightened Rogue Blog, by Roger Young (Enlightened Rogue), July 11, 2008
It's not exactly news that Congress, and government in its entirety, is bad for business. Knowing that fact, why not profit from it?... Read more... |
