Don't get analysis by paralysis, but a lot of people have a kind of investment philosophy like "I want to be the biggest fish in the small pond" or, alternately, "I want to show I'm the meanest, fiercest, strongest jaguar in the jungle, so let me at the competition." 

Like when i went on a camping/fishing trip, I was texting bad and forth with a new tenant coaching her on how to use electronic payment software.I decided to go 50/50 traditional/Roth, mostly because I genuinely have NO IDEA if I will take a high paying civilian job in the max tax bracket, live off and pursue real estate full time, or something in between - after leaving the service in a few years.

@Gene Fish"can't save your way to wealth" .

My circle of friends are into fishing and are not an ideal group to have REI conversations with; so I don't.

A scammer smells the fish, so that would be my bet on why its escalating in this arena.

at that point only cash OR land that you can hunt fish and grow your own food on has any value.. 

Family, Fly Fishing, Skiing4.

I stress that so much, or your just a small fish in Big pond.

There are plenty of wealthy people who know all kinds of sports stats, drink and smoke like a fish, and work at jobs they hate.

And the PTB pull the rug out again, blame the little guys, throw a few small banksters, etc. under the bus, and start reeling- in the drag nets for the latest fish out of the Maritime Admiralty waters catch, onto dry land!