So you're a gambler then?

A drunk , drug addict, gambler always needs one more fix and you are helping them.  

@Patrick BrittonSounds like you actually want to be a gambler and not an investor, maybe your money would be better spent at the racetrack or at the blackjack table.

also... consider this:“If you have a 401k or other retirement account, you owe it to yourself to understand the history of these retirement plans...The relationship between retirement plan sponsors (financial firms) to investors is similar to that of casinos with gamblers.

If it is all cosmetic without any foundation issues, you are unlikely to go wrong here.Are you a gambler?

I.e. he’s referencing gamblers who don’t understand, or care to understand, the fundamental rules of investing.

It's a gamble really - my term for it is the CGT - the Consumer Gambling Threshold - That is in fact the force that sets the appraisal fee, not the appraiser.

Some of these stories you read on BP those investors...gamblers really own nothing.

Watch John Goodman's speech in The Gambler on "the position of f--- you". 

Myself and a fellow investor were talking about this exact issue this morning over breakfast; at the end of the day, we call ourselves investors, but we are really just gamblers with a 6 figure betting habit.