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A U.S. District Court has sentenced Martha Stewart to five months in prison, five months of home confinement and a $30,000 fine. The sentence is the latest twist in a saga that began when Stewart sold 3,928 shares of ImClone, Inc. Prosecutors claim that Stewart was acting illegally based on an insider stock tip from her long-time friend Sam Waksal, who ran ImClone. Stewart's conviction was actually based on charges of obstructing the government's investigation into the stock sale. Is the attention Stewart has received disproportionate in light of the other corporate malfeasance of the last three years? What should you do if you get a hot stock tip? And how hot is too hot?

From smart investing to insider trading: Where do we draw the line?

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