Response rambling into philosophy
I believe in the Ben Graham/Warren Buffet style of investing.
This is not speculation, and I think speculation is to be avoided. However, if you do wish to speculate, do so with very little of your portfolio, and never exceed that amount.
According to Graham,
"an investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principle and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative."
There is investing, and there is speculation. Sport betting = speculation. I can't help you guys with speculative advice, because you might as well play poker with the money, at least the results are tied to your skill. When it comes to investing, I consider myself extremely knowledgeable for a 22 year old, and I can no doubt teach many of you something.
I would also say most of what I know is from research/learning on my own time, rather than my accounting classes in college. I personally prefer to teach myself. I find it more efficient, faster, and classes were always too slow to keep my attention anyways (I am a huge advocate of ditching the one size fits all education that we have in the US). A slow learner is better off with a different learning style than a genius after all, not that I am a one. I just feel that a student is limited in his ability to surpass his teacher in knowledge, and ability. However, if that teacher is not a teacher at all, but instead, a collection of knowledge from all teachers, past and present, one's ceiling is only limited by their natural ability to learn, and their effort.
That collection of knowledge was never more accessible than it is right now. The internet is a learning tool, just as much as it is a recreational phenomenon. Look no further than this forum for a great example of a collection of knowledge more powerful than any one contributor.