> Since my personal "crash" I haven't bought a single > investment outside of energy self-sufficiency and pumping money into my mortgage to > pay it off. Conservative, but the only guarenteed return for your money.
It sucks, I end up on the ass-end of pretty much any financial transaction I'm involved in. The only thing I've ever invested money in that actually appreciated in value is my Les Paul. You're either a money guy or you're not, and I'm definitely not.