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It's an ass backwards approach to start with the sp in my opinion if you are a long investor. If anyone is investing any significant percentage of their investment dollars, looking at the leadership team, products, trying them out, the market opportunity, competitive landscape, SEC filings, etc. would all be a better start.
Unfortunately not everyone has the time, knowledge, etc to do that and that is why there are financial advisors. They can explain what the best investment is for your risk tolerance along with what's in the filings, IPOs, how RS works, etc.
It's a shame there are a group of people that try to scare people out of their investments so they can profit from it. Maybe some already got their notice.