'Catastrophically bad' inflation report is boosting chances of a 75-basis-point interest-rate hike

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12. I don't mind gambling.

In fact, I enjoy a good game of poker. When I play poker, I get to open the new deck of cards, shuffle the deck, cut the cards, observe the deal, bet according to what I see, and I get to see the winning hand. I see who was the winner, and if I lose, I know why. If I could just quit drawing to inside straights...

I left some of my money in an investment account and have watched in go up and down like an elevator. I would rather hide the bulk of my savings under the mattress than to give it over to brokers. At least under the mattress, it can't be wiped out in a panic. And before someone freaks out, no, I don't literally keep the bulk of my money under the mattress, but at the rate of return on a savings account, it just as well be.