Without any backdrop we can't answer your question. 

Others might be fine with taking risk, but least by doing this a person can get an idea of what might go wrong. e) Legal document analysis: it will usually take a few days to go through the legal document properly, as almost inevitably there are tons of gotchas that either have to be explained, or mitigated with a side letter.

But as @Mike Dymski elegantly put it, if you do proper due diligence (DD) and evaluate (a) the deal sponsor, (b) the market, and (c) the overall offering itself, and all of it fits your preset criteria, then you're making your decision to invest based on the calculated risk. 

It was “professionally” taken, as in I paid for the pictures (it was not a selfie or anything inappropriate), but it wasn’t me in a blazer with a plain backdrop behind me.

The 2nd example you gave is probably a more elegant solution in this particular case.

It’s a good backdrop to the business.

Hey Melinda, My parents did a good job raising me, and luckily, as my grandmother so elegantly used to put it "I wasn't born yesterday"Anyway, IMO - I've fended off about 3 separate cases where I believe this would have been the outcome.

Depending on your state that will make you elegible for the death sentence.

We are headed for a paperless universe and I LOVE apple for delivering the most elegant and 100% brilliant product time and time again.Hey tenant, sign my iPadGive me yor credit cardOrganize my lifeHandle my calls, house lights, car engine, stereo, tv you name it.I'm tunneling into my leopard server for S's & g's : that's right, full blown osx on my ipad Apple rocks, watch their stock price soar forever!!!

i love his "Special Report" where he says, and i quote:"Most importantly, the business methodology for making money in a bad economy I willteach you, using my real life experiences as a backdrop, are usable by anyone regardlessof age, race, economic situation, geography, credit history or education." well i called the ph # at the bottom of the report and spoke with a Jason Barry who informed me that the classes require going to oaklahoma for a few days( thats a geography issue unless im mistaken) requires a few grand(economic situation ?)