I agree that MD's will talk to anyone if they think there is a dollar in it but I think your assessment of Lionel is off base.
Most of the major holders I know are happy to share their opinions and experience with no ulterior motives behind it.
The judgement that any insider trading occurs on the back of this information is unfair. More of us retail shareholders should be taking the time to get some 'colour' regarding asx announcements by calling companies and asking questions. I call it research, it is time consuming and not all companies are helpful but when they
Markets aren't always fair that is true but there are enough scraps the big guys leave behind for us all to make a dollar.
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