> bigger shareholders might think they are smart and part of the scam and that they will jump ship (sell the stock) before smaller shareholders notice Absolute

> bigger shareholders might think they are smart and part of the scam and that they will jump ship (sell the stock) before smaller shareholders notice Absolutely. Decades of “you can’t beat the market” propaganda has created a large class of “investors” whose only strategy is buy all of the stocks and hope for the best.