As long as it is transparent then I don't have a problem with it.John Kerry's wife owned a large chunk of Heinz and it doesn't make sense that she would have to divest the asset if her husband was elected. But because it is transparent they should know that any decision made that affects their shares will be scrutinized quite closely and they will be held to account if they abuse it. I would think that it might fall into the realm of insider trading if they bought Progress this morning before reversing the decision.
I agree with Slava though in that I would not want to put myself in that position if I were elected. I would probably convert everything to very broad ETF's and similar products that aren't heavily weighted in any one company or sector.
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