For a regular guy, investing in the stock market is a great idea, but trading stocks is a terrible one. (In other words, index and forget it). If you don't trad

For a regular guy, investing in the stock market is a great idea, but trading stocks is a terrible one. (In other words, index and forget it). If you don't trade much, then insider trading is probably more likely to benefit you than harm you, since it leaks information, making prevailing prices more accurate.