I do want to add one thing about the StartEngine discussion site:
As far as I can tell, one can not post a question to the StartEngine Purism discussion without actually creating an online brokerage account. Specifically: After I used an e-mail and an anonymous name, I tried to post a question. That was not allowed without creating a brokerage account. This includes the US required (due to the anti-money laundering and the misnamed “Patriot Act” requirements) brokerage information of Estimated Income, Social Security number (or TIN for the IRS), etc. Why Do Brokers Ask for Personal Information? i.e. There is no privacy or anonymity available to anyone participating in the “Discussion” section on the StartEngine platform.