I wish I could say I'm a shrewd investor but I'v made some terrible decisions and lost my life savings at least twice through utter stupidity and my 'it'll be alright on the night' philosophy. Hopefully I've learned just enough to steer through my last years without hitting another iceberg.
I can relate as in the past I have lost everything to a rogue business partner in my company who decided all my money would be better if it was his...the figure was staggering and the recovery I made quite mind blowing I think considering it's been only eleven years. Anyway, we all make bad decisions and the important thing is that we learn from them. I hope you're on the right track now.