METHODOLOGY
PoliWealth is congressional money intelligence, not a trading system. Our job is to make public records easier to understand without overstating what they prove.
Trade records
We track disclosed congressional transactions from public filings. Dates, tickers, transaction types, and amount ranges can vary by source quality and filing format.
Disclosure delays
The STOCK Act generally requires timely disclosure. PoliWealth compares transaction dates with filing dates and labels late records as delay signals. A delay signal is factual timing analysis, not a legal finding.
Paper portfolios
Shadow portfolios are modeled from disclosed trades after the filing lag. They are educational analytics, not investable portfolios, recommendations, or broker instructions.
Potential conflicts
Conflict modules look for overlap among committees, bills, lobbying, contracts, sectors, tickers, and trades. Overlap is a flag for human review, not an allegation of wrongdoing.
Signals and clusters
Whispers/signal clusters identify multiple members, parties, committees, or related tickers appearing in a window. They surface patterns; they do not prove coordination.
Editorial voice
PoliWealth can be sharp — receipts, delay trackers, beat boards — but the product should stay sourced, caveated, and fair.