Topic: How To Invest

Could you comment briefly on how we individual investors should regard “insider trading reports,” where the volume of purchases and sells of a company’s stock by the executive officers and others in that particular company are listed. Thanks for your help.

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We think it’s a mistake to put too much weight on insider trading, since insiders can delude themselves about their company just as easily as outsiders. However, it pays to remember that insiders may sell for a variety of personal reasons that have nothing to do with the company. On the other hand, insiders only make substantial buys for one reason — they think the company has investment appeal. So, insider buying is a more powerful indicator than insider selling. selling…