{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"25. 7 Things to Know Before You Start Investing as a Catholic","description":"We're going to talk about investing! Are you ready?!&amp;nbsp; 1. It's wise to have an emergency fund before you start investing (3 months of expenses) 2. Investing is not a get-rich-quick scheme 3. You may already be investing, by virtue of participating in a workplace retirement plan 4. Catholic socially responsible investment (SRI) funds are typically not offered in workplace plans (I'll explain why)&amp;nbsp; 5. Stocks vs. bonds 6. Passive vs. active investing (learn my laundry analogy)&amp;nbsp; 7. It's not your money you're investing; it's God's&amp;nbsp; Get caught up on other episodes about Catholic investing: Episodes 18 &amp;amp; 19&amp;nbsp; Instead of following me on Instagram, since I don't have an Instagram, go follow Jesus!&amp;nbsp; Produced by ConsumerCatholic.com ","author_name":"Treasures in Heaven","author_url":"https:\/\/www.consumercatholic.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17453129\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/17453129"}