In my day job as an analyst, I invent out moment and day again the conspiracy theorists, claiming that “the big guys” are out to get us, making it impossible to invent money in the market. While insider buying is a good divining stick when analyzing companies, the view that the institutions and insiders are just sitting, crouching in waiting, to sucker us into making investments decisions just to swipe our money is ludicrous.

While there are certainly cases of misdeed or asymmetrical knowledge, that is not the case. Playing fields are generally level for all parties. That’s what the SEC, FINRA and many

governing bodies are there for — to protect investors.

So, I find it interesting to read, on a couple of accounts, about Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee sprinter making a go at qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in China. The NY Times ran a story today that cites that the amazing sprinter may hold an unfair advantage with his prosthetics and may subsequently be disallowed to compete.

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