MarketWatch: My Daughter is 34 With $200K Home Equity and Soon Will Get a $130K Payout. I Sent Her to My Adviser. He Told Her She Had a Lot of Home Equity to Invest – And to Come Back When She Was Richer. Should I Ditch Him Myself?

Investment adviser Lori Gross at Outlook Financial Center says she would never suggest someone gambling with the equity in their home.