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Pelosi's $130M Stock Gains Spark Insider Trading Controversy

11/10/2025

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi earned over $130 million in stock profits, a 16,930% return in Pelosi's career.
Pelosi will retire in January 2027.
Before entering Congress in 1987, the Pelosis' portfolio was $610,000–$785,000.
Today the portfolio is about $133.7 million, outpacing the Dow Jones.
Critics call Pelosi an insider trader and urge a ban on lawmakers trading stocks, citing her $280 million net worth.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi earned over $130 million in stock profits, a 16,930% return in Pelosi's career.
Pelosi will retire in January 2027.
Before entering Congress in 1987, the Pelosis' portfolio was $610,000–$785,000.
Today the portfolio is about $133.7 million, outpacing the Dow Jones.
Critics call Pelosi an insider trader and urge a ban on lawmakers trading stocks, citing her $280 million net worth.