I obviously can acknowledge and understand the seriousness of financial devastation. However, if there was one thing I could say to these people is that knowledge is the foundation of the pyramid. The mistake they made was just trying to become successful without baseline knowledge and it amplified their risk tremendously.

I can attest personally that I've peaked and vallied myself I'm on restart 3 in this life so far and I anticipate it could happen again anytime. However, although I strive to obtain resources to be comfortable and have security for my family like everyone else, I also know if it was all stripped away how to begin again. You could take me down to $0 again and again and I would always be able to get back to state of security and wellbeing and then begin to thrive again because I've spent the time studying and applying.

These people went to start a fire with lighter fluid and then it went out and started raining. Successful people will use lighter fluid to use when it makes sense, but also could start a fire with a bow drill if they really needed to. It's different. There are no shortcuts and risk is amplified in an environment where experience and knowledge is absent.

I would advise these people that instead of being so demoralized they are ready to leave this world they try their hardest to be resilient and hopefully reinforce the idea that they need much more knowledge so they are able to navigate their financial wellbeing more safely in the future. Hopefully instead of suicide they can channel their energy into something productive and be inspired to learn more about the stepping stones of being successful and they learn that they have infinite potential to begin anew. Just because you lose it all doesn't mean it's gone. You just have to get it back, and you always can.