If you are going to gamble, I recommend Baccarat as at least the odds are the best in the casino....good luck 

If I want to speculate it might as well be at the casino-the entry price is way lower and I can walk away any time I want.

I infuriated my mother on a cruise ship once because she gave me a few hundred bucks to spend at the casino...I played two rounds of three-card, won, and walked away!

-The old job that is waiting for me is a government organization and I’ve historically found most people in gov work to be less than stellar employees sophistication wise.

Paint can also go a long way and it doesn't cost any more to do a sophisticated light grey wall paint, than it does the typical contractor beige or white.

As many of you know, most companies don't even bother raising funds from sophisticated investors (which I totally understand because of the regulations).

I spend a lot of time advising investors on what not to do and less on what to do it seems.The other problem is that sellers are sophisticated. 

However investing in the stock market (in my opinion) takes more sophistication than just "saving" money in a fund managed by someone else.

For me, flipping is like roulette at the casino...so treat it like a business and not a hobby.

ELS has reported quarter-over-quarter growth for 20 consecutive years, including throughout the Great Recession.Blackstone is one of the largest, most sophisticated real estate and private equity investors in the nation.