"but followers of him, myself included, need to be wary of jumping in the same boat as with these youtubers "- Right there is where you nailed it with me & I hope everyone reading this.
Although I do believe Cliff High Jsnip4 & Bix Weir are not Scammers or Shysters - People Need to Be very Leary With What Investments & GAMBLES they take with their money.
I don't think they are scammers either but when you have quite a following like they do sometimes you get what you wish for at the expensive of others.