theweekmagazine: A new study found that from 1985 to 2001, members of the House of Representatives made 6.8 percent more on their stock purchases and sales than the average investor. An earlier investigation by the same researchers found that senators also beat the market. Are lawmakers engaged in shady trading, or are they just unusually savvy investors? (Photo: CCBY C.E. Kent)

theweekmagazine:

A new study found that from 1985 to 2001, members of the House of Representatives made 6.8 percent more on their stock purchases and sales than the average investor. An earlier investigation by the same researchers found that senators also beat the market. Are lawmakers engaged in shady trading, or are they just unusually savvy investors?

(Photo: CCBY C.E. Kent)

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