"ScratchMonkey" > wrote in message
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> "Elisa" > wrote in
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>> if I got a stock tip from a good friend that could save me from losing
>> $40,000 the very next day, I am not sure that I am that rightous to
>> ignore the information.
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> In this case, it's not a matter of being righteous, but sensible. You'd be
> perfectly in the "right" to act on it (ie. it's not an "evil" action), but
> you'd also be placing yourself at risk of prosecution in our topsy-turvy
> legal environment.

Huge difference between a stock "tip" and insider trading. One is perfectly
legal, the other is not for good reason.