I know there is no such thing as a "paid basher" because there's never been such a case presented in a court of law. The SEC is very good at weeding out criminal activity in the investment world. They catch criminal activity on a daily basis. None of those activities since the inception of a regulating authority has included the prosecution of a "paid basher". It's the same reason I know that Bigfoot doesn't exist. There's no evidence for its existence.