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May 25, 2011

Study: Lawmakers Outperform on Stock Investments 
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A new study says Congress members routinely outperform the stock market
in their personal investments. Researchers poured over some 16,000 stock
transactions by around 300 lawmakers from 1985 through 2001, finding
what they called "significant positive abnormal returns" of around six
percent per year. The report speculates the lawmakers' gains could stem
from their ability to trade on non-public information and to vote in
favor of their economic interests.



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