I have a gambling nature. Not the kind that likes to go to the casino and just gamble away thousands of dollars but I love taking chances when it comes to money. Last week I shorted AKAM at the wrong time and ended up losing about $1,200 in a few days. Note to self, never short something when just about everyone and their mom are bullish on the stock.

On Tuesday, I decided to short New Century (NEW) and made back around $700 today when the stock just plunged. I do realize this isn’t a bright idea but I only do this with less than 10% of my SEP IRA.  Losing any amount of money hurts… I just bought a bit of money to my SEP IRA and bought some shares of a healthcare ETF (VHT)  at $57.30 so that I won’t try to do anymore stupid gambling with my money.

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