My gut reaction is rather the opposite - I think he is right to say he'll write what he wants. I doubt he has to stoop so low as to speculate by hyping stock h

My gut reaction is rather the opposite - I think he is right to say he'll write what he wants. I doubt he has to stoop so low as to speculate by hyping stock he owns. On the other hand, if he thinks some company is really cool, why shouldn't he allowed to invest in it? It's like if I discover a really cool new algorithm, why shouldn't I take advantage of it in my next project? It seems dumb to arbitrarily suppress knowledge. I also doubt that in general the "insider trading" laws are very effective - I suppose if you play the stock market, you just have to take it into account somehow.