"Insider stock purchases highest in four years...Throughout the recent market turmoil, executives and directors of public companies (in USA) have invested heavily in their own companies."
According to conventional wisdom, that's a bullish sign. But I wouldn't hang my hat on that one single factor alone.
%%- In many advertisements, they claim they had picked stocks that have gained substantially in price.
Telling half truth is as good as, or as bad as, telling half lies.
What they forgot to mention is how many stocks they had picked that have lost substantially in values.
And if they are so good in picking stocks, why bother revealing potential gainers? Just put their money where their mouth is and make huge fortunes for themselves. Then there would be no need to advertise and solicit business. Why getting small fees by making big money for others?