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by alistairSH 1798 days ago
Her husband is making these trades and he’s a longtime active investor and VC.
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soheil 1798 days ago
Did most "longtime active investor and VC[s]" make so much money?
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minsc__and__boo 1798 days ago
Yes? The markets have had ridiculous returns in the reporting period and the spousal investments are not unusual.
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alistairSH 1798 days ago
Some do, some don’t. Either way, attributing Nancy Pelosi’s wealth to Something akin to insider trading, when her worth is largely derived from her husband’s investment firm, is torturing the truth just a little bit.
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jtbayly 1798 days ago
Unless politicians outperform the market in general…

Oops. They do.

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pvarangot 1798 days ago
Last year? I think in general yes, very much yes.
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spullara 1798 days ago
Last year? Hell yes.
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marcellus23 1798 days ago
...which is itself a conflict of interest, obviously?
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