Some investors seem to contradict themselves. On one hand they...

Some investors seem to contradict themselves. On one hand they say they are invested in something, but on the other hand they say they can't suggest investing in it to anyone else.

The latter is true, given one should not give unlicensed financial advice to anyone. As for the contradiction, the problem is the investor doesn't know why he/she is invested and likely was following others (and surprisingly continues to advocate the same approach). Honestly, I think this type of investor is better off selling NOW.

Even as a trader, there is no one way to make money in the stock market. e.g. more money could have been made in the recent downtrend (from $3 to now) than to sell and buy-back now. One could do either or both. There is no right or wrong here. But one should certainly not rely on listening to others to make investment decisions.