Still, there shouldn't be any hints of conflicts of interests. And there should be no chance on giving bad advice + shorting. Or it's not ethical /legal if comp

Still, there shouldn't be any hints of conflicts of interests. And there should be no chance on giving bad advice + shorting. Or it's not ethical /legal if company A hires them to see if buying company B is good or not and they trad on it. You are an adviser? Good. Here's your consulting fee and that should do it.