The thing is, even with insider trading, lawmakers underperform the market. The few that trade well either have a background in finance or a spouse who is in fi

The thing is, even with insider trading, lawmakers underperform the market. The few that trade well either have a background in finance or a spouse who is in finance, like most other people who outperform the market. The value of this insider trading must be very overstated. DOD stocks like LMT make poor investments compared to just buying the index anyhow.