Yeah, I've done quite well with a few specific (tech) stocks that were reasonable picks (and some modest bets that were simply wrong). (Which I mostly funneled

Yeah, I've done quite well with a few specific (tech) stocks that were reasonable picks (and some modest bets that were simply wrong). (Which I mostly funneled into a charitable trust that pays an annuity.) But I certainly wouldn't put all my money or even most of it on such a bet. Even if I think I have a better insight than John Q. Public into something, there are so many variables.