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- 1:21Well,
- 1:21I
- 1:21got
- 1:21a
- 1:21great
- 1:21question
- 1:22today
- 1:23and
- 1:23this
- 1:23one
- 1:23is
- 1:23one
- 1:24that
- 1:24I
- 1:24hear
- 1:24all
- 1:24the
- 1:25time.
- 1:25Everyone
- 1:25says
- 1:25buy
- 1:26low
- 1:26and
- 1:26sell
- 1:27high,
- 1:28but
- 1:29is
- 1:29that
- 1:29actually
- 1:29realistic
- 1:30for
- 1:30an
- 1:30everyday
- 1:31investor
- 1:31like
- 1:32me?
- 1:32And
- 1:33that's
- 1:33a
- 1:33great
- 1:33question
- 1:34because
- 1:34the
- 1:34truth
- 1:34of
- 1:35us,
- 1:35so
- 1:35many
- 1:36of
- 1:36us
- 1:36are
- 1:36bombarded
- 1:37by
- 1:37these
- 1:37knuckleheads
- 1:38on
- 1:38TV
- 1:39who
- 1:39are
- 1:39these
- 1:39financial
- 1:40quote
- 1:40gurus.
- 1:41And
- 1:41they
- 1:42tell
- 1:42you,
- 1:42hey,
- 1:42you
- 1:42can
- 1:43do
- 1:43this.
- 1:43You
- 1:43can
- 1:43buy
- 1:43low
- 1:44and
- 1:44sell
- 1:44high.
- 1:44And
- 1:45you
- 1:45start
- 1:45to
- 1:45feel
- 1:45like
- 1:45you
- 1:45can
- 1:46do
- 1:46this.
- 1:47And
- 1:47it's
- 1:47a
- 1:48common
- 1:48belief
- 1:48among
- 1:48many
- 1:49people
- 1:50because
- 1:50we've
- 1:50all
- 1:50heard
- 1:50this
- 1:51phrase,
- 1:51especially
- 1:52as
- 1:52we
- 1:52talk
- 1:52about
- 1:52investing
- 1:53this
- 1:53month,
- 1:54buy
- 1:54low
- 1:54and
- 1:55sell
- 1:55high.
- 1:55And
- 1:55it
- 1:55sounds
- 1:56simple,
- 1:56sounds
- 1:56really
- 1:57easy.
- 1:58I'm
- 1:58going
- 1:58to
- 1:58buy
- 1:58it
- 1:58when
- 1:58it's
- 1:59low,
- 1:59I'm
- 1:59going
- 1:59to
- 1:59sell
- 1:59it
- 1:59when
- 1:59it's
- 2:00high.
- 2:01Let
- 2:01me
- 2:01just
- 2:01tell
- 2:01you
- 2:01something
- 2:02right
- 2:02now.
- 2:02If
- 2:02it
- 2:02were
- 2:03that
- 2:03easy,
- 2:04everyone
- 2:05be
- 2:05rich,
- 2:05wouldn't
- 2:05they?
- 2:06We'd
- 2:07all
- 2:07be
- 2:07Bill
- 2:07Gates.
- 2:07We'd
- 2:08all
- 2:08be
- 2:08major
- 2:09money
- 2:09movers
- 2:10and
- 2:10investors,
- 2:10wouldn't
- 2:11we?
- 2:11Let's
- 2:12unpack
- 2:12the
- 2:12truth
- 2:12on
- 2:12today's
- 2:13show.
- 2:14This
- 2:15is
- 2:15Financially
- 2:16Confident
- 2:16Christian,
- 2:17your
- 2:17daily
- 2:17dose
- 2:18of
- 2:18gospel,
- 2:18grounded,
- 2:19grounded
- 2:19insight
- 2:19and
- 2:19faith
- 2:20driven
- 2:20tips
- 2:21to
- 2:21help
- 2:21you
- 2:21break
- 2:21the
- 2:22cycle
- 2:22of
- 2:22financial
- 2:23shame
- 2:23with
- 2:23confidence.
- 2:26Well,
- 2:26thank
- 2:26you
- 2:26for
- 2:26coming
- 2:26back
- 2:27to
- 2:27the
- 2:27show.
- 2:27Thank
- 2:27you
- 2:27for
- 2:28joining
- 2:28me
- 2:28again
- 2:28today.
- 2:29My
- 2:29name
- 2:29is
- 2:29Ralph.
- 2:30I'm
- 2:30here
- 2:30as
- 2:30your
- 2:31guide
- 2:31every
- 2:31day
- 2:31to
- 2:31help
- 2:32you
- 2:32make
- 2:32better
- 2:32financial
- 2:33decisions
- 2:34and
- 2:34to
- 2:34break
- 2:34that
- 2:35cycle
- 2:35of
- 2:35financial
- 2:35shame
- 2:36and
- 2:36live
- 2:37in
- 2:37confidence.
- 2:37So
- 2:37many
- 2:38people
- 2:38that
- 2:38I've
- 2:38talked
- 2:39to
- 2:39have
- 2:39said,
- 2:39Ralph,
- 2:39I
- 2:40feel
- 2:40like
- 2:40I'm
- 2:40constantly
- 2:41living
- 2:41in
- 2:41regret
- 2:42and
- 2:42trying
- 2:42to
- 2:42figure
- 2:42out
- 2:43how
- 2:43to
- 2:43make
- 2:43my
- 2:43financial
- 2:44situation
- 2:44better.
- 2:45And
- 2:45you've
- 2:45joined
- 2:46us
- 2:46in
- 2:46the
- 2:46middle
- 2:46of
- 2:47our
- 2:4730
- 2:47day
- 2:47investment
- 2:48series.
- 2:48Now
- 2:48this
- 2:48is
- 2:48an
- 2:49investment
- 2:49series
- 2:49for
- 2:50rich
- 2:50people.
- 2:50This
- 2:51is
- 2:51an
- 2:51investment
- 2:51series
- 2:52for
- 2:52people
- 2:52just
- 2:52like
- 2:53you
- 2:53who
- 2:53are
- 2:54just
- 2:54trying
- 2:54to
- 2:54understand
- 2:55the
- 2:55basics
- 2:55of
- 2:55investing.
- 2:56And
- 2:57the
- 2:57truth
- 2:57is,
- 2:57maybe
- 2:57I'll
- 2:58tell
- 2:58you
- 2:58a
- 2:58little
- 2:58bit
- 2:58about
- 2:58me.
- 2:59I've
- 2:59counseled
- 3:00clients
- 3:00who
- 3:00have
- 3:00tried
- 3:01this
- 3:01very
- 3:01thing.
- 3:02Oh,
- 3:02Ralph,
- 3:02I'm
- 3:02going
- 3:03to
- 3:03jump
- 3:03into
- 3:03the
- 3:03market
- 3:03when
- 3:04the
- 3:04iron
- 3:04is
- 3:04hot
- 3:04and
- 3:05I'm
- 3:05going
- 3:05to
- 3:05hit
- 3:05a
- 3:05home
- 3:05run
- 3:06every
- 3:06time.
- 3:07And
- 3:07they
- 3:07learned
- 3:07a
- 3:07hard
- 3:08way
- 3:08that
- 3:08it
- 3:09doesn't
- 3:09always
- 3:09work
- 3:09out
- 3:09that
- 3:10way.
- 3:10And
- 3:10I'm
- 3:10not
- 3:10going
- 3:10to
- 3:10be
- 3:10lying
- 3:11to
- 3:11you
- 3:11and
- 3:11tell
- 3:11you
- 3:11that
- 3:12if
- 3:12you
- 3:12haven't
- 3:12been
- 3:12lucky,
- 3:13few
- 3:14of
- 3:14them
- 3:14have
- 3:14been.
- 3:14It's
- 3:14kind
- 3:14of
- 3:15like
- 3:15going
- 3:15to
- 3:15the
- 3:15casino
- 3:16and
- 3:16you
- 3:17put
- 3:17a
- 3:17dollar
- 3:17into
- 3:18the
- 3:18casino,
- 3:19into
- 3:19the,
- 3:20the,
- 3:20the
- 3:20gambling
- 3:21machine
- 3:21and
- 3:21you
- 3:22pull
- 3:22the
- 3:22lever.
- 3:22The
- 3:22slot
- 3:23machine.
- 3:23That's
- 3:23the
- 3:23term
- 3:23I
- 3:23was
- 3:24working
- 3:24for.
- 3:24You
- 3:24pull
- 3:25the
- 3:25slot
- 3:25machine
- 3:25and
- 3:25you
- 3:26hit
- 3:26it.
- 3:26Well,
- 3:26sure,
- 3:27but
- 3:28that's
- 3:28the
- 3:28exception
- 3:28to
- 3:28the
- 3:29rule.
- 3:30The
- 3:30problem
- 3:30is,
- 3:30though,
- 3:31most
- 3:31people
- 3:31aren't
- 3:32that
- 3:32lucky.
- 3:33I
- 3:33know
- 3:33I've
- 3:33never
- 3:33been
- 3:34that
- 3:34lucky.
- 3:34My
- 3:35wife
- 3:35sometimes
- 3:35had
- 3:36been
- 3:36that
- 3:36lucky,
- 3:36but
- 3:36not
- 3:36me.
- 3:37But
- 3:37what
- 3:38I've
- 3:38seen
- 3:38over
- 3:38my
- 3:3830
- 3:39years
- 3:39of
- 3:39experience,
- 3:40I've
- 3:40seen
- 3:40when
- 3:41consistent
- 3:41investing,
- 3:42that
- 3:43consistency,
- 3:43that
- 3:44diligent
- 3:44investing
- 3:45will
- 3:45give
- 3:45you
- 3:46much
- 3:46better
- 3:46results
- 3:47over
- 3:47time
- 3:48than
- 3:48those
- 3:48quick
- 3:49get
- 3:49in
- 3:49and
- 3:49get
- 3:49out
- 3:50things.
- 3:50So
- 3:50I'm
- 3:50going
- 3:51to
- 3:51start
- 3:51off
- 3:51with
- 3:51a
- 3:51basic
- 3:52factor
- 3:52and
- 3:52a
- 3:52basic
- 3:53key.
- 3:53Right
- 3:53now,
- 3:53the
- 3:54key
- 3:54to
- 3:54success
- 3:54before
- 3:55we
- 3:55even
- 3:55get
- 3:55rolling
- 3:55today,
- 3:56is
- 3:56consistency.
- 3:58It's
- 3:58all
- 3:58about
- 3:58consistency.
- 3:59Which
- 4:00leads
- 4:00me
- 4:00to
- 4:00a
- 4:00story
- 4:00of
- 4:01two
- 4:01clients.
- 4:01Let
- 4:01me
- 4:02tell
- 4:02you
- 4:02about
- 4:02my
- 4:02two
- 4:02clients.
- 4:03I
- 4:03had
- 4:04one
- 4:04client.
- 4:04He
- 4:04was
- 4:05one
- 4:05of
- 4:05these
- 4:05guys,
- 4:05he
- 4:05was
- 4:06well
- 4:06educated
- 4:07throughout
- 4:07the
- 4:07very
- 4:07book,
- 4:07smart,
- 4:08understood
- 4:08investing.
- 4:09And
- 4:09he
- 4:09said
- 4:10to
- 4:10me,
- 4:10Ralph,
- 4:10he
- 4:10says,
- 4:10listen,
- 4:11I've
- 4:11got
- 4:11the
- 4:11greatest
- 4:11idea
- 4:12in
- 4:12the
- 4:12world.
- 4:12I'm
- 4:13going
- 4:13to
- 4:13sit
- 4:13on
- 4:13the
- 4:13sideline.
- 4:14I've
- 4:14got
- 4:15all
- 4:15this
- 4:15money
- 4:15and
- 4:16I'm
- 4:16just
- 4:16going
- 4:16to
- 4:16sit
- 4:16and
- 4:17I'm
- 4:17going
- 4:17to
- 4:17wait
- 4:17for
- 4:17that
- 4:18market
- 4:18to
- 4:18drop.
- 4:18I
- 4:18see
- 4:19some
- 4:19stocks
- 4:19that
- 4:19I've
- 4:19been
- 4:20watching
- 4:20and
- 4:20I'm
- 4:21just
- 4:21waiting
- 4:21for
- 4:21them
- 4:21to
- 4:21drop,
- 4:21Ralph.
- 4:22And
- 4:22then
- 4:22I'm
- 4:22going
- 4:22to
- 4:22jump
- 4:23in
- 4:23the
- 4:23market.
- 4:24Well,
- 4:24here's
- 4:24the
- 4:25problem.
- 4:25The
- 4:26market
- 4:26never
- 4:26dropped.
- 4:27Those
- 4:27stocks
- 4:27he
- 4:27was
- 4:27watching
- 4:28never
- 4:28did
- 4:28go
- 4:28down
- 4:28in
- 4:29value.
- 4:29And
- 4:30he
- 4:30just
- 4:30sat
- 4:30on
- 4:30the
- 4:31sideline
- 4:31and
- 4:32his
- 4:32money
- 4:32wasn't
- 4:32working
- 4:33for
- 4:33him.
- 4:34Let
- 4:34me
- 4:34tell
- 4:34you
- 4:34about
- 4:34another
- 4:35client.
- 4:35I
- 4:35had,
- 4:36another
- 4:36client
- 4:36that
- 4:36wasn't,
- 4:37well,
- 4:37sophisticated.
- 4:38She
- 4:38didn't
- 4:38really
- 4:38understand
- 4:39investing
- 4:40that
- 4:40well,
- 4:40but
- 4:40she
- 4:40had
- 4:40listened
- 4:41to
- 4:41me.
- 4:41This
- 4:41is
- 4:41somebody
- 4:42I
- 4:42worked
- 4:42with
- 4:42years
- 4:42ago,
- 4:43and
- 4:43I've
- 4:44always
- 4:44talked
- 4:44about
- 4:45keeping
- 4:45investing
- 4:46steady,
- 4:47doing
- 4:47it
- 4:48every
- 4:48month,
- 4:48doing
- 4:48it
- 4:48every.
- 4:49Whatever
- 4:49works
- 4:49for
- 4:49you.
- 4:50And
- 4:50this
- 4:50particular
- 4:51client,
- 4:51that's
- 4:51what
- 4:52she
- 4:52did.
- 4:52She
- 4:52just
- 4:53did
- 4:53consistent
- 4:54investment.
- 4:54She
- 4:54wasn't
- 4:54trying
- 4:54to
- 4:55hit
- 4:55home
- 4:55runs.
- 4:56She
- 4:56wasn't
- 4:56trying
- 4:56to
- 4:57buy
- 4:57low
- 4:57and
- 4:57sell
- 4:58high.
- 4:58And
- 4:58what
- 4:59happened
- 4:59to
- 4:59her
- 5:00over
- 5:00time.
- 5:00And
- 5:01see,
- 5:01that's
- 5:01what
- 5:01we're
- 5:01going
- 5:01to
- 5:01talk
- 5:01about
- 5:02today,
- 5:02how
- 5:02time
- 5:02is
- 5:03really
- 5:03your
- 5:03guide.
- 5:04Time
- 5:04is
- 5:04the
- 5:04value
- 5:05in
- 5:05this.
- 5:05But
- 5:06over
- 5:06time,
- 5:07her
- 5:07portfolio
- 5:08grew
- 5:08far
- 5:08beyond
- 5:09expectations
- 5:10because
- 5:10she
- 5:11was
- 5:11able
- 5:11to
- 5:11factor
- 5:12in
- 5:12that
- 5:12compounding
- 5:12thing
- 5:13that
- 5:13we
- 5:13talked
- 5:13the
- 5:13other
- 5:13day.
- 5:14So
- 5:14that's
- 5:15really
- 5:15the
- 5:15dichotomy
- 5:16that
- 5:16we're
- 5:16going
- 5:16to
- 5:16talk
- 5:16about
- 5:16today.
- 5:16And
- 5:16I
- 5:17love
- 5:17what
- 5:17Peter
- 5:17lynch
- 5:17said.
- 5:18Peter
- 5:19lynch
- 5:19said
- 5:19this
- 5:19and
- 5:20I
- 5:20think
- 5:20he
- 5:20just
- 5:20nails
- 5:21it.
- 5:21He
- 5:21says
- 5:21far
- 5:22more
- 5:22money
- 5:22has
- 5:22been
- 5:23lost
- 5:23by
- 5:23investors
- 5:24preparing
- 5:24for
- 5:25corrections
- 5:26than
- 5:26in
- 5:26the
- 5:26corrections
- 5:27themselves.
- 5:28And
- 5:29I
- 5:29think
- 5:29so
- 5:29many
- 5:29of
- 5:29us
- 5:30are
- 5:30found
- 5:30ourselves
- 5:31in
- 5:31that
- 5:31Same
- 5:31position.
- 5:32We're
- 5:33sitting
- 5:33on
- 5:33the
- 5:33sidelines.
- 5:34We're
- 5:34waiting
- 5:34for
- 5:34something
- 5:35to
- 5:35happen.
- 5:36And
- 5:37I
- 5:37think
- 5:37Peter
- 5:37just
- 5:37nails
- 5:38it
- 5:38here
- 5:39preparing
- 5:39for
- 5:39those
- 5:39corrections
- 5:41because
- 5:41a
- 5:41lot
- 5:41of
- 5:41times
- 5:42we're
- 5:42prepared
- 5:42for
- 5:42that,
- 5:42but
- 5:42it
- 5:43never
- 5:43happens.
- 5:44Like
- 5:44that
- 5:44client
- 5:45of
- 5:45mine,
- 5:45he
- 5:45said,
- 5:45ralph,
- 5:45I'm
- 5:46going
- 5:46to
- 5:46sit
- 5:46on
- 5:46the
- 5:46sideline
- 5:46until
- 5:47this
- 5:47drops
- 5:48or
- 5:48this
- 5:48happens.
- 5:49So
- 5:49let's
- 5:50move
- 5:50on
- 5:50to
- 5:50our
- 5:50main
- 5:50conversation
- 5:51today.
- 5:51These
- 5:52are
- 5:52the
- 5:52things
- 5:52I
- 5:52really
- 5:52want
- 5:52to
- 5:53expressed
- 5:53to
- 5:54you
- 5:54today.
- 5:55The
- 5:55truth
- 5:56is
- 5:56buying
- 5:56low
- 5:56and
- 5:57selling
- 5:57high
- 5:57is
- 5:57a
- 5:58great
- 5:58theory.
- 5:58Yeah,
- 5:59it
- 5:59sells
- 5:59books,
- 6:00it
- 6:00sells
- 6:00masterminds,
- 6:01it
- 6:01sells
- 6:01gurus
- 6:02on
- 6:02tv,
- 6:03all
- 6:03kinds
- 6:03of
- 6:03great
- 6:04books
- 6:04and
- 6:04ideas.
- 6:05But
- 6:06the
- 6:06truth
- 6:06is
- 6:06trying
- 6:07to
- 6:07predict
- 6:07that
- 6:08trying
- 6:08to
- 6:08predict
- 6:08those
- 6:08exact
- 6:09highs
- 6:09and
- 6:09lows
- 6:10is
- 6:10impossible.
- 6:11Yes,
- 6:11it's
- 6:12a
- 6:12great
- 6:12theory,
- 6:13but
- 6:13it's
- 6:14not
- 6:14reality.
- 6:15And
- 6:15here's
- 6:16how
- 6:16I
- 6:16can
- 6:16prove
- 6:16that.
- 6:16Think
- 6:16about
- 6:17this
- 6:17for
- 6:17a
- 6:17second.
- 6:18You
- 6:18ever
- 6:18watch
- 6:18the
- 6:18weather?
- 6:20Every
- 6:20day
- 6:20the
- 6:20weather
- 6:20person
- 6:21comes
- 6:21on
- 6:21and
- 6:21says
- 6:21it's
- 6:22going
- 6:22to
- 6:22rain
- 6:22today.
- 6:22It's
- 6:22not
- 6:23going
- 6:23to
- 6:23rain
- 6:23today.
- 6:23Well,
- 6:23guess
- 6:24what?
- 6:24They
- 6:25get
- 6:25it
- 6:25wrong
- 6:25most
- 6:25of
- 6:25the
- 6:26time.
- 6:26So
- 6:27even
- 6:27financial
- 6:28professionals
- 6:29get
- 6:29the
- 6:29timing
- 6:30wrong.
- 6:31Because
- 6:31I'm
- 6:31going
- 6:31to
- 6:31let
- 6:31you
- 6:31know
- 6:32a
- 6:32little
- 6:32secret.
- 6:32If
- 6:33they
- 6:33knew
- 6:33all
- 6:33the
- 6:34secrets,
- 6:34they'd
- 6:35be
- 6:35so
- 6:35wealthy
- 6:35they
- 6:36wouldn't
- 6:36be
- 6:36on
- 6:36TV
- 6:36telling
- 6:37you
- 6:37what
- 6:37to
- 6:37do.
- 6:38They
- 6:38get
- 6:38it
- 6:38wrong
- 6:39all
- 6:39the
- 6:39time.
- 6:39But
- 6:39the
- 6:39key
- 6:40to
- 6:40this
- 6:40is
- 6:41discipline
- 6:41and
- 6:42consistency,
- 6:42not
- 6:43luck.
- 6:43Take
- 6:43the
- 6:43gambling
- 6:44away
- 6:44from
- 6:44it.
- 6:45Investments
- 6:46should
- 6:46never
- 6:46be
- 6:47a
- 6:47gamble.
- 6:47You
- 6:48should
- 6:48never
- 6:48gamble
- 6:49on
- 6:49your
- 6:49future
- 6:50that
- 6:50is
- 6:50so
- 6:51very
- 6:51critical.
- 6:52It's
- 6:52all
- 6:52about
- 6:53that
- 6:53long
- 6:53term
- 6:54investment
- 6:54outlook.
- 6:55And
- 6:55let
- 6:55that
- 6:56compounding
- 6:56work
- 6:56for
- 6:57you
- 6:57because
- 6:58here's
- 6:58the
- 6:58problem.
- 6:58And
- 6:59my
- 6:59client
- 6:59learned
- 6:59this
- 6:59the
- 6:59hard
- 7:00way.
- 7:00Those
- 7:01market
- 7:01timers,
- 7:02those
- 7:02people
- 7:02that
- 7:03are
- 7:03sitting
- 7:03on
- 7:03the
- 7:03sideline,
- 7:04like
- 7:04my
- 7:04client,
- 7:05they're
- 7:05just
- 7:05chasing
- 7:06shadows.
- 7:06They're
- 7:07waiting
- 7:07for
- 7:07something
- 7:08to
- 7:08happen
- 7:08and
- 7:08then
- 7:08are
- 7:08usually
- 7:09a
- 7:09step
- 7:09or
- 7:09two
- 7:10behind.
- 7:11So
- 7:11here's
- 7:11a
- 7:12key
- 7:12takeaway
- 7:12for
- 7:12today.
- 7:12Don't
- 7:13time
- 7:13the
- 7:13market,
- 7:14use
- 7:14your
- 7:15time.
- 7:15I
- 7:16want
- 7:16to
- 7:16say
- 7:16that
- 7:16again
- 7:16because
- 7:16it's
- 7:17so
- 7:17very
- 7:17critical.
- 7:18Don't
- 7:18time
- 7:19the
- 7:19market,
- 7:20use
- 7:21your
- 7:21time.
- 7:22You
- 7:22use
- 7:22your
- 7:22time
- 7:23by
- 7:23thinking
- 7:23about
- 7:23diligence
- 7:24and
- 7:25patience.
- 7:26And
- 7:26hey,
- 7:26it's
- 7:27all
- 7:27about
- 7:27faith
- 7:27as
- 7:27well.
- 7:28And
- 7:28it
- 7:28far
- 7:29outlasts
- 7:29that
- 7:30greed
- 7:30and
- 7:30that
- 7:30haste
- 7:32because
- 7:32that
- 7:32greed
- 7:33and
- 7:33the
- 7:33haste
- 7:33will
- 7:33fail
- 7:33you
- 7:34every
- 7:34time.
- 7:34Which
- 7:34leads
- 7:35me
- 7:35to
- 7:35our
- 7:35Bible
- 7:35verse
- 7:36today.
- 7:36And
- 7:36I've
- 7:36used
- 7:37this
- 7:37on
- 7:37this
- 7:37show
- 7:37many
- 7:37times.
- 7:38It's
- 7:38from
- 7:38the
- 7:38book
- 7:38of
- 7:38Proverbs,
- 7:39chapter
- 7:4021,
- 7:40verse
- 7:415.
- 7:41And
- 7:41it
- 7:41says
- 7:41this.
- 7:42The
- 7:42plans
- 7:43of
- 7:43the
- 7:43diligent
- 7:44lead
- 7:44to
- 7:44profit
- 7:45as
- 7:45surely
- 7:45as
- 7:45haste
- 7:46leads
- 7:47to
- 7:47poverty.
- 7:48What's
- 7:49this
- 7:49Bible
- 7:49verse
- 7:49telling
- 7:50us?
- 7:50Plans.
- 7:51We
- 7:51need
- 7:52to
- 7:52be
- 7:52intentional
- 7:53in
- 7:53this.
- 7:53We
- 7:53need
- 7:54to
- 7:54be
- 7:54consistent
- 7:54in
- 7:54this
- 7:55diligence.
- 7:56Not
- 7:57that
- 7:57sitting
- 7:57on
- 7:57the
- 7:57sidelines
- 7:58and
- 7:58waiting
- 7:58to
- 7:58jump
- 7:59in
- 7:59and
- 7:59pounce
- 7:59when
- 7:59something
- 8:00happens,
- 8:00set
- 8:01diligent
- 8:02that
- 8:02continuous,
- 8:03consistent
- 8:04way
- 8:04to
- 8:04invest.
- 8:05And
- 8:06what
- 8:06does
- 8:06the
- 8:06scripture
- 8:07tell
- 8:07us?
- 8:07It
- 8:08leads
- 8:08us
- 8:08to
- 8:08profit.
- 8:09Well,
- 8:10that's
- 8:10what
- 8:10we're
- 8:10all
- 8:10looking
- 8:10for,
- 8:11right?
- 8:11We
- 8:12don't
- 8:12have
- 8:12to
- 8:12hit
- 8:12home
- 8:12runs
- 8:13every
- 8:13time.
- 8:13Most
- 8:13professional
- 8:14baseball
- 8:14hitters,
- 8:15when
- 8:15they
- 8:15step
- 8:15up
- 8:15to
- 8:15the
- 8:16plate,
- 8:16guess
- 8:16what?
- 8:17They
- 8:17strike
- 8:17out
- 8:1870%
- 8:18of
- 8:18the
- 8:18time.
- 8:20If
- 8:20you
- 8:20play
- 8:21that
- 8:21game,
- 8:21you're
- 8:22going
- 8:22to
- 8:22lose.
- 8:23Because
- 8:23what
- 8:23does
- 8:23the
- 8:23Bible
- 8:24verse
- 8:24say?
- 8:25As
- 8:25surely
- 8:26as
- 8:26haste,
- 8:27not
- 8:27being
- 8:28diligent,
- 8:29not
- 8:29planning,
- 8:30sitting
- 8:30on
- 8:30the
- 8:30sideline
- 8:31leads
- 8:31to
- 8:32what?
- 8:33Poverty.
- 8:34We
- 8:34don't
- 8:34want
- 8:34to
- 8:34live
- 8:35in
- 8:35poverty.
- 8:36Why
- 8:36don't
- 8:36we
- 8:36pray
- 8:37together
- 8:37right
- 8:37now,
- 8:38Lord,
- 8:38we
- 8:38come
- 8:39to
- 8:39you
- 8:39right
- 8:39now.
- 8:39We
- 8:39just
- 8:39thank
- 8:40you
- 8:40for
- 8:40provision,
- 8:41Lord,
- 8:41and
- 8:42we
- 8:42ask
- 8:42that
- 8:42you
- 8:42would
- 8:42help
- 8:43us
- 8:43to
- 8:43be
- 8:43diligent,
- 8:43to
- 8:44stay
- 8:44committed
- 8:44in
- 8:45those
- 8:45long
- 8:45term
- 8:46plans,
- 8:46Lord,
- 8:46and
- 8:46not
- 8:46to
- 8:47listen
- 8:47to
- 8:47all
- 8:47the
- 8:47noise
- 8:48around
- 8:48us,
- 8:48those
- 8:48people
- 8:49saying,
- 8:49oh,
- 8:49this
- 8:49is
- 8:49a
- 8:49sure
- 8:50thing,
- 8:50Ralph,
- 8:50or
- 8:51this
- 8:51is
- 8:51a
- 8:51sure
- 8:51thing.
- 8:52You're,
- 8:52you
- 8:52can't,
- 8:52you
- 8:53can't
- 8:53beat
- 8:53this.
- 8:53This
- 8:54is
- 8:54going
- 8:54to
- 8:54be
- 8:55the
- 8:55big
- 8:55game
- 8:55changer
- 8:56of
- 8:56all
- 8:56game
- 8:56changers.
- 8:57And
- 8:58Lord,
- 8:58we
- 8:58ask
- 8:58you
- 8:59to
- 8:59help
- 8:59us
- 8:59to
- 8:59guard
- 9:00ourselves
- 9:00from
- 9:00greed,
- 9:01Lord,
- 9:01and
- 9:01impatience.
- 9:02It's
- 9:02so
- 9:02easy
- 9:03in
- 9:03our
- 9:03fleshly
- 9:04bodies,
- 9:04Lord.
- 9:05We
- 9:05see
- 9:05these
- 9:06opportunities
- 9:06for
- 9:07greed
- 9:07and
- 9:07we
- 9:07see
- 9:07these
- 9:08opportunities
- 9:08for
- 9:08impatience
- 9:09or
- 9:09just
- 9:09help
- 9:09us
- 9:09to
- 9:10not
- 9:10do
- 9:10that.
- 9:11And
- 9:11we
- 9:11just
- 9:11thank
- 9:12you
- 9:12for
- 9:12wisdom,
- 9:12Lord,
- 9:13and
- 9:13for
- 9:13your
- 9:13scriptures
- 9:14that
- 9:14show
- 9:14us
- 9:14that
- 9:15diligence
- 9:16brings
- 9:17profit
- 9:18and
- 9:18that
- 9:18haste
- 9:19brings
- 9:19poverty.
- 9:20So
- 9:20thank
- 9:20you
- 9:20so
- 9:20much
- 9:20for
- 9:20your
- 9:21love
- 9:21for
- 9:21us.
- 9:22And
- 9:22we
- 9:22ask
- 9:22all
- 9:22these
- 9:23things
- 9:23in
- 9:23confidence
- 9:24in
- 9:24the
- 9:24name
- 9:24of
- 9:24Jesus.
- 9:25Amen.
- 9:27So
- 9:27here's
- 9:27my
- 9:27one
- 9:28action
- 9:28item
- 9:28for
- 9:28today.
- 9:28One
- 9:29of
- 9:29the
- 9:29things
- 9:29I
- 9:29always
- 9:29want
- 9:30to
- 9:30do
- 9:30for
- 9:30you
- 9:30is
- 9:30give
- 9:31you
- 9:31an
- 9:31action
- 9:31item.
- 9:32Just
- 9:32something
- 9:32small
- 9:32you
- 9:33can
- 9:33work
- 9:33on
- 9:33today.
- 9:33Well,
- 9:33here's
- 9:34something
- 9:34you
- 9:34can
- 9:34work
- 9:34on
- 9:34today.
- 9:35I
- 9:35want
- 9:35you
- 9:35to
- 9:36really
- 9:36commit
- 9:36to
- 9:36that
- 9:36long
- 9:37term
- 9:37plan.
- 9:38I
- 9:38want
- 9:38you
- 9:38to
- 9:38get
- 9:38a
- 9:39pen
- 9:39and
- 9:39paper
- 9:39and
- 9:40I
- 9:40want
- 9:40you
- 9:40to
- 9:40write
- 9:40this
- 9:40down.
- 9:41I'm
- 9:41a
- 9:41firm
- 9:41believer
- 9:42that
- 9:42you
- 9:42can
- 9:42type
- 9:42something,
- 9:43you
- 9:43can
- 9:43say
- 9:44it,
- 9:44but
- 9:44writing
- 9:45it
- 9:45down
- 9:45commits
- 9:45it
- 9:46to
- 9:46memory.
- 9:46I
- 9:46want
- 9:46you
- 9:46to
- 9:46write
- 9:46this
- 9:47down.
- 9:47I
- 9:48will
- 9:48not
- 9:48chase
- 9:48timing,
- 9:49I
- 9:50will
- 9:50invest
- 9:50consistently.
- 9:52That's
- 9:52the
- 9:52mantra
- 9:53for
- 9:53today.
- 9:53I'm
- 9:53not
- 9:53going
- 9:54to
- 9:54chase
- 9:54timing,
- 9:55I'm
- 9:55going
- 9:55to
- 9:55invest
- 9:56consistently.
- 9:57That
- 9:57needs
- 9:57to
- 9:57be
- 9:58your
- 9:58marching
- 9:58order.
- 9:59I'm
- 9:59going
- 9:59to
- 9:59encourage
- 10:00you,
- 10:00place
- 10:00that
- 10:00where
- 10:00you
- 10:01can
- 10:01easily
- 10:01See
- 10:01it
- 10:02maybe
- 10:02on
- 10:02your
- 10:02phone,
- 10:03maybe
- 10:03when
- 10:04you
- 10:04get
- 10:04your
- 10:04investment
- 10:05statement
- 10:05and
- 10:05you
- 10:05start
- 10:05thinking
- 10:06about
- 10:06Ralph.
- 10:06I
- 10:06wish
- 10:07I
- 10:07was
- 10:07timing
- 10:07the
- 10:07market
- 10:07a
- 10:08little
- 10:08bit.
- 10:08Put
- 10:08that
- 10:08right
- 10:09out
- 10:09there.
- 10:09I
- 10:09will
- 10:10not
- 10:10chase
- 10:10timing.
- 10:11I
- 10:11will
- 10:12invest
- 10:12consistently.
- 10:14The
- 10:14truth
- 10:15is
- 10:15buy
- 10:15low,
- 10:15sell
- 10:16high.
- 10:16Sounds
- 10:17simple,
- 10:18sounds
- 10:18like
- 10:18a
- 10:18great
- 10:19idea,
- 10:19but
- 10:20it's
- 10:20rarely
- 10:20achievable.
- 10:21If
- 10:21you
- 10:21think
- 10:21you're
- 10:22going
- 10:22to
- 10:22time
- 10:22the
- 10:22market,
- 10:23it's
- 10:23not
- 10:23going
- 10:23to
- 10:23work.
- 10:24It's
- 10:24impossible.
- 10:25And
- 10:25listen
- 10:25to
- 10:25this.
- 10:26I
- 10:26want
- 10:26you
- 10:26to
- 10:26hear
- 10:26this
- 10:26one
- 10:26more
- 10:26time.
- 10:27It's
- 10:27impossible
- 10:28because
- 10:29even
- 10:29experts
- 10:30can't
- 10:30do
- 10:30it.
- 10:30It's
- 10:31like
- 10:31predicting
- 10:31the
- 10:31weather.
- 10:31Like
- 10:32I
- 10:32said
- 10:32earlier,
- 10:33they
- 10:33get
- 10:33it
- 10:33wrong.
- 10:34But
- 10:35what
- 10:35they
- 10:35don't
- 10:35get
- 10:35wrong
- 10:36is
- 10:36consistency
- 10:37and
- 10:37diligence.
- 10:38Because
- 10:39with
- 10:39those
- 10:39two
- 10:39things,
- 10:39you'll
- 10:40get
- 10:40results.
- 10:41And
- 10:41what
- 10:42did
- 10:42I
- 10:42do
- 10:42about
- 10:42scripture
- 10:42today?
- 10:43What
- 10:43is
- 10:43God
- 10:43calling
- 10:43us
- 10:44to
- 10:44do?
- 10:44God
- 10:45calls
- 10:45us
- 10:45to
- 10:45use
- 10:45stewardship
- 10:46with
- 10:46patience,
- 10:47not
- 10:48haste.
- 10:49So
- 10:49reflect
- 10:49on
- 10:50today's
- 10:50Bible
- 10:50verse,
- 10:51diligence,
- 10:51not
- 10:52haste.
- 10:52And
- 10:53make
- 10:53sure
- 10:53you
- 10:53come
- 10:53back
- 10:53to
- 10:54join
- 10:54me
- 10:54tomorrow.
- 10:54Tomorrow
- 10:55we're
- 10:55going
- 10:55to
- 10:55talk
- 10:55about
- 10:56Ralph.
- 10:56How
- 10:56do
- 10:56I
- 10:57make
- 10:57sure
- 10:57that
- 10:57my
- 10:57portfolio
- 10:58is
- 10:58where
- 10:58I'm
- 10:58going
- 10:58if
- 10:59I
- 10:59have
- 10:59that
- 10:59long
- 11:00term
- 11:00view?
- 11:01When
- 11:01should
- 11:01I
- 11:01check
- 11:02my
- 11:02portfolio?
- 11:02I'm
- 11:03gonna
- 11:03give
- 11:03you
- 11:03a
- 11:03little
- 11:03spoiler.
- 11:04I'll
- 11:04tell
- 11:04you
- 11:04about
- 11:04a
- 11:04client
- 11:05that
- 11:05checks
- 11:05his
- 11:05every
- 11:06hour.
- 11:07He's
- 11:07driving
- 11:07himself
- 11:08crazy.
- 11:09So
- 11:09make
- 11:09sure
- 11:09you
- 11:09tune
- 11:09in
- 11:10tomorrow
- 11:10and
- 11:10we'll
- 11:11talk
- 11:11about
- 11:11reviewing
- 11:11your
- 11:12investments,
- 11:12when
- 11:12to
- 11:13check
- 11:13your
- 11:13portfolio.
- 11:14And
- 11:14right
- 11:14now
- 11:15you
- 11:15might
- 11:15have
- 11:15a
- 11:15question.
- 11:15I
- 11:16started
- 11:16today's
- 11:16show
- 11:16with
- 11:16a
- 11:17question.
- 11:17As
- 11:17you
- 11:17noticed,
- 11:18lately
- 11:18I've
- 11:18been
- 11:18using
- 11:18a
- 11:19lot
- 11:19more
- 11:19questions
- 11:19because
- 11:20people
- 11:20are
- 11:20sending
- 11:21these
- 11:21questions.
- 11:21And
- 11:22I
- 11:22want
- 11:22to
- 11:22encourage
- 11:22you
- 11:22to
- 11:22do
- 11:22the
- 11:23same
- 11:23thing.
- 11:23If
- 11:23you've
- 11:24got
- 11:24a
- 11:24question
- 11:24for
- 11:24this
- 11:24show,
- 11:25go
- 11:25to
- 11:26justaskRalph.com.
- 11:27i
- 11:27created
- 11:27this
- 11:28website
- 11:28because
- 11:28it
- 11:28makes
- 11:28it
- 11:29super
- 11:29simple.
- 11:30Just
- 11:30go
- 11:30to
- 11:30that
- 11:30website.
- 11:31You
- 11:31don't
- 11:31even
- 11:32have
- 11:32to
- 11:32put
- 11:32your
- 11:32name
- 11:32and
- 11:32email
- 11:33address
- 11:33and
- 11:33just
- 11:33put
- 11:33in
- 11:34your
- 11:34question
- 11:35because
- 11:35you're
- 11:35a
- 11:35vital
- 11:36part
- 11:36of
- 11:36the
- 11:36show.
- 11:36And
- 11:37these
- 11:37questions
- 11:37are
- 11:38what
- 11:38keep
- 11:38us
- 11:38going.
- 11:38Because
- 11:39listen,
- 11:39people
- 11:40just
- 11:40like
- 11:40you
- 11:41are
- 11:41thinking
- 11:41these
- 11:42same
- 11:42things.
- 11:43So
- 11:43help
- 11:43us
- 11:43grow
- 11:43the
- 11:44show.
- 11:44Share
- 11:44this
- 11:44with
- 11:45friends,
- 11:45send
- 11:45them
- 11:45to
- 11:46our
- 11:46website.
- 11:46That's
- 11:46financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 11:49because
- 11:49guess
- 11:49what,
- 11:49as
- 11:49a
- 11:49Christian,
- 11:50we
- 11:50have
- 11:51an
- 11:51obligation
- 11:51to
- 11:52spread
- 11:52the
- 11:52good
- 11:52news.
- 11:53And
- 11:53what
- 11:53we
- 11:53talk
- 11:53about
- 11:53on
- 11:54this
- 11:54show
- 11:54is
- 11:54good
- 11:55news.
- 11:55We
- 11:55talk
- 11:55about
- 11:56faith,
- 11:56we
- 11:56talk
- 11:57about
- 11:57consistency,
- 11:58we
- 11:58talk
- 11:58about
- 11:58diligence.
- 11:59And
- 11:59the
- 11:59biggest
- 11:59thing
- 12:00I
- 12:00think
- 12:00we
- 12:00talk
- 12:00about
- 12:00is,
- 12:01is
- 12:01hope.
- 12:02And
- 12:02remember,
- 12:02you
- 12:03can
- 12:03make
- 12:03wise
- 12:04choices
- 12:04with
- 12:04your
- 12:04money.
- 12:05So
- 12:05stay
- 12:06informed
- 12:06and
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- 12:07wise
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- 12:08stewards.
- 12:08Be
- 12:09a
- 12:09financially
- 12:09confident
- 12:10Christian.
- 12:10So
- 12:11I
- 12:11want
- 12:11to
- 12:11encourage
- 12:11you
- 12:11today,
- 12:12stay
- 12:12financially
- 12:12savvy
- 12:13out
- 12:13there.
- 12:13God
- 12:14bless
- 12:14you.
- 12:14And
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- 12:15day
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