A time honored philosophy of investment is to “Buy and Hold.” Do your homework, learn all you can about a good company and then purchase stock and sit with it through thick and thin. In recent times many financial advisors are saying that strategy might not be the best way to prepare for retirement. While it is true tax laws favor long term investments over short term capital gains, it does appear many investors are doing well with a “Buy and Sell” philosophy. Electronic trading companies that supply instant stock prices and guaranteed three second trades are rapidly changing the financial landscape.
There are many ways to invest in the future. Getting a good education is without a doubt the third most important investment one can make in one’s future. Once you have it you cannot lose it. It is yours. Maintaining excellent physical health is the second most important investment one can make. There is little value in gaining wealth if one is too ill to utilize the power it brings. The top ranking most important investment anyone can make is investing one’s life with Jesus Christ. This is an investment with eternal growth. The only recession in this investment occurs when the investor ceases to pay attention and loses focus.
Investing in Jesus is a definite “Buy and Hold.” If we hold on He holds on. Listen to this promise found in John 10. “. . . follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”
Written by Roger Bothwell on April 30, 2009
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574