I start “trading” more than 15 years ago, when a friend told me that in Forex, you can get 400X leverage… I start there and after trading demo accounts, reading books, seminars, etc I loss around 10k in the next years… then I move from forex to stocks and futures, which was making money, and then a big loss… after a lot of research, time and energy invested… I move to selling options, which work very good for some years, and then a big loss… in the meanwhile it was hard to focus in my job, my mind was always thinking in new strategies… it help a few years ago, when I also take some loses… I start withdraw money from my trading accounts, to buy rental properties with mortgages, in that way, since the money is invested in the property, I didn’t have access, when “hot opportunities” show in the market… then after a few years of good returns, I start offering my “managing services” to friends and family, in general they made money, but all this take me a lot of stress, time and energy I also take big loans to make more in “hot opportunities” since I was paying around 5% a year in interest, and expect to make 20% a year, seem like a good business, until I get another loss, that make me sick… i was hard for me to sleep some nights, my stomach and back still hurt…. I’m happy that in my friends and family, didn’t take too much risk, so they have a small loss, but still up since inception… After making the GA 20 QUESTIONS, i start to understand that maybe I have a gambling problem… Being able to walk away from a bad gamble is a skill every gambler should have, and that includes gambling that’s bad for your health or social life. I want to move from active trading, to passive buy and hold, without leverage, and move money to pay my loans, and after that to continue investing in rental properties… Even if with active trading I can make in theory, 20% or 30% more per year, than a passive investment, it’s really worth all the time, energy, and loss opportunity in my job, which I loss? I am keep posting to stay close from this forum’s community and to always be reminded that I am a gambler any comment or advise will be appreciate.