Everyone is an adult who is responsible for their own actions. You can only blame yourself for lack of DD. With that being said, my one bone to pick is that some of the long-term recommendations had a tone of borderline insider info (And I don't mean that literally). Did that come from drinking whatever koolaide the investor relations people were selling, or was it an educated guess ("I know this administration is going to pass a massive Green New Deal in Q4 and it's going to send all the stocks associated with that movement through the roof, therefore I will look like a genius if I make these recommendations")? There is a difference between "this is what I think is going to happen" and "Trust me. This is happening", especially when coming from someone with an excellent reputation.