[gatotom]

After making a ****load and lossing a boatload a few times, I now have a conservative attitude about it all.

Yes, by all means enjoy the fruits of your labor cuz you can't take it with you, life is really short. To invest in cars ,planes and boats that make your life is OK in my eyes cuz your using your money without lossing any value ( that's the benefit of inflation) as long as you choose wisely.

The older I get the less I value other peoples advise. The best advise I got yrs ago is anything you invest in as long as you have control over it, you have something. When you give your money to someone or something you lose that control. I am not saying that this is bad, ask Apple investors from 2009 that are still in the stock.

My lessons in life, diversify. All your eggs in one basket can work but you can't fall asleep or the burn will get you.

Am I happy with my profession, absolutely, feel lucky as all hell. Which brings up another thought on life. Life is all about good luck and bad luck, its that simple.