I am not denying that there is money that can be made, if you can time it right.

I just don't roll that way.  Maybe I am just too risk averse because I have quite a bit of difficulties placing any actual monetary value in either ETH or DAO, beyond the mere speculation and a bunch of folks simultaneously jumping on such bandwagons?  Maybe later, it may materialize into something more concrete in which I would feel more comfortable investing?  For now, I prefer personally investing in BTClandia.