Well, for starters, volatility. I know, very well, know how quickly this pile of cash can evaporate. To keep from starving again I'd rather have a significant

Well, for starters, volatility. I know, very well, know how quickly this pile of cash can evaporate. To keep from starving again I'd rather have a significant (like orders of magnitude at this point) chunk dedicated to buffering me from that outcome. I do not trust the market to remain stable - I will go out and make more. I've lost fortunes some of you youngins can only dream of, but came out OK because I was not content to sit on my laurels.