Hmmmm! I can make more money from my insider knowledge than I can from my position's salary? Who knew.
Only problem with us plebes cashing in likewise is the "time lag" - those days/weeks between our "Leader's" trades and the reporting requirements which reveal them.
They be "front-running" stocks (where the biggest money comes), we be picking up the crumbs because our trades are weeks stale on otherwise "actionable" information/insights.
The idea of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" sounds great.
I'd like to know if "joining" after reporting time gaps returns anything like what the crooks manage...
For surely, I could sure use better returns!
Alternatively, might be more profitable to profit handsomely by getting elected and joining the Swamp's ranks directly.