I think Yooo are missing the idea that stocks have an inherent fiscal risk associated with them. I think it's important to remember that buying stocks is investing in a company and not a guarantee of returns/dividends if a company is not being successful. Yooo dont determine the obligations of a company and the associated insiders. Those are set by laws and regulations which are passed by congressional authority, enforced by the SEC, and arbitrated by the courts. Bring a suit against them if you think they violated a regulation.