janet tavakoli. thanks so much. > > thank you. thank you, bill. still to come, how decisions on capitol hill impact your portfolio. how to make it work in your favor, next. how much does congress play into your portfolio? perhaps more than you think. eric singer is the author of the new book "trade the congressional effect." he shares the secrets behind his congressional fund. how does your fund work? > > i went back and looked at the stock market going back to 1965 day-by-day, and i found that on the 7900 days that congress is in session, the market went up less than 1% annually in price. and on the 4100 days they were on vacation, the market has gone up 16% in price. so i launched a mutual fund to mimic that, and that's the strategy of the fund. we only invest in the market on the days when congress is on vacation. > > that's interesting. your fund is up 2% for the year. what does that say about our lawmakers? > > it says that this year they're having a little bit better year than most years. but, while the fund invests on a day-to-day basis, it