*Who would think that Members of Congress have one unique skill: picking great stocks? According to an academic paper, “Abnormal Returns From the Common Stock Investments of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives” in the Business and Politics journal, states: “We find strong evidence that Members of the House have some type of nonpublic information which they use for personal gain.” Yes, Members of Congress do receive quite a lot of non-public information as a regular part of their job. Trading on non-public information is a crime, but it is generally a difficult one to prove.