HF Modeling Question

I’ve been told that when initiating coverage, you should manually enter all data for better understanding. Is this true or should I just pull from bbg and save some time? Also, are there any good free/cheap resources on buyside modeling process/conventions? Sorry if dumb question, am inexperienced

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