There are lots of other Q's too: - Am I just being prospective and intentionally introducing some contained risk to my financial plan (fine) - Am I doing this

There are lots of other Q's too: - Am I just being prospective and intentionally introducing some contained risk to my financial plan (fine) - Am I doing this for entertainment (fine) - Is this for learning purposes (fine) - Did I just get a tip which is near-insider or insider-quality (well...party politics can lead to this) So, some gambling can be bad in some sense sure, but not necessarily if informed by various conditions or analyses. A big part of HN psychology skews toward low financial risk + low tolerance for nuanced financial thinking so I thought I'd mention that.