Comment: Just offer them a choice

Tell them you can get them very low, no strings start-up cash if they follow the right principles. Even get them to agree in writing if you don't trust them. Just don't offer this to unsound businesses like mortgage brokers! LOL Otherwise, they can go visit the sharks.

I'd bet they'll come see you within a couple weeks.

Then when your investment crowd gets their double-the-stock-market-return, they will be more open to doing it again. Then you find you have a growing snowball on a mountain.