She argues that trading based on politicians' activities is not a viable strategy for significant wealth because of the time lag in reporting and the potential for the politicians' own biases to cloud
“I do not see this as a viable strategy for any significant amount of money.”
Afford Anything Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 1K views on this topicHe believes tracking politician trades is a fun or playful strategy for a small portion of a portfolio, but it is not a viable core investment strategy due to reporting lags and human biases.
“If this is the equivalent of entertainment on a Friday night, sure. But for anything substantial, I would not recommend it as a core component of your portfolio.”
Afford Anything Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 1K views on this topicHe thinks that tracking politicians' trades is a playful idea for a fun money portion of a portfolio, but it should not be part of an investment policy statement.
“Do I like this with fun money? 100% I like it with fun money. I think it's fun. I think it's playful. I think it gets you interested investing. Why wouldn't I do all of those things? But when I'm building an investment policy statement, the line on my investment policy statement isn't going to be I'”
Afford Anything Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 1K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.