Trading commercial paper is not as simple as residential paper as the collateral is much more complex and the legalities of paper are weighted heavily.  

That said, an eviction is fairly insignificant as far as legal proceedings go and how much weight would a judge give it even if a defendent printed out an anonymous scenario that matched there own?

You don’t get any of the same satisfaction from viewing pixels on a screen of your investment status as you do from seeing a closet full of canned goods and critical supplies all stocked up at home, or admiring the luster and weight of a .999% pure, precious metal coin in your hand.

Well worth its weight in gold if you ask me.

And that puts a lot of weight in a small area.

Then if it doesn't work out or she gains weight, have her move out and find a new girlfriend.

Specific note analysis will certainly show your point, but look at an entire portfolio to the weighted average maturity and yield, (WAM & WAY) you'll see how large notes skew the results with smaller notes.

I too feel I am over weighted in stocks and that the market overall has done poorly over the last decade (hence my interest in alternative investments).

For family, I take many losses but the gain is their wellbeing which out weights the losses any day.

The same way olympic weightlifting is simply just picking up a bar with weight, but is far from easy to do so.Wholesaling is touted as the "entry point" to REI because it is possible to make money when you have very little of your own to start with.