🟢 At a Glance:
SEBI’s new crackdown on unsolicited financial advice has wiped out half of YouTube’s financial ‘gurus’ overnight. No more WhatsApp forward tips. No more “10x in 10 days” videos. So now, your uncle who used to scream ‘multibagger!’ every Sunday has no clue where to put his money. Is this a win for retail investors, or the end of WhatsApp Finance as we know it?
🎥 The Great Finfluencer Purge of 2025
On June 1, 2025, SEBI officially banned all unregistered entities from giving stock recommendations via social media.
- ❌ No YouTube tips without a RIA/RA license
- ❌ No paid WhatsApp groups for calls
- ❌ No Telegram “target achieved” celebration spams
If you want to give tips now, you need to either:
- Be a SEBI-registered Research Analyst (RA)
- Or Investment Adviser (RIA)
SEBI has had enough of backdoor
pump-and-dump schemes, especially after:
- SME IPO scams
- Smallcap pump videos
- Fake profit screenshots
One circular later — and YouTube’s stock market side has become quieter than your uncle’s demat account.
👨🦳 Your Uncle’s Investment Journey (2019–2025)
| Year | Guru Followed | Top Picks | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CNBC Bhaiya | Yes Bank, Suzlon | -95% |
| 2020 | Pandemic Baba | ITC, Ruchi Soya | Flat chappal returns |
| 2021 | FinTwit Dude | Adani Green | 🔥 |
| 2022 | YouTube Guru Rajesh | Brightcom, Urja Global | 😵 |
| 2023 | Telegram Tipster | SME IPOs | Jail incoming |
| 2025 | ?? | ?? | Existential crisis |
Now that the pipeline of free (bad) advice has dried up, the boomer WhatsApp ecosystem is in shambles.
📉 What Happened to the Tip Ecosystem?
- YouTube channels like Finance Hacker Pro, 10x Penny Stock Club have either:
- Vanished
- Renamed themselves as “for educational purpose only”
- Or started doing
