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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by matwood on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:34AM (#46135675)
Which can be solved with insider trading enforcement of political figures and their associates. This SEC already does this to 'normal' people.
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Re:Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks by kspacewalk2 on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:31PM (#46138113)
It can be. But it's quite hard. And frequently unsuccessful. The concept of "insider trading" sounds great and unambiguous until some examination, but becomes quite ripe for loophole-finding exercises afterwards.
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