The rumors are true: I’m related to Ash Ketchum
Gotta Catch ‘em All
... Not that Ash Ketchum.
But I do have a cousin with that name.
😂
Pokémon has been a fun and fascinating brand to watch over the years.
I think I was in third grade when the original Red & Blue came out for the old GameBoy. (I actually still play those original games. They are a sort-of happy place for me.)
It “caught” fire immediately.
Everyone on the playground was talking about Pokémon. In fact, we’re still talking about Pokémon, and it’s been over 25 years!
(I do have a trading point to make, so just stick with me.)
One of the big disappointments from my childhood was never completing the pokédex. In other words, I never did actually catch ‘em all.
Sure, I beat the game by going through all the battles.
But as far as actually collecting all original 150 virtual pocket monsters?
FAILURE!
Often when I’m trading stocks, I feel like I need to catch all the setups.
If I can’t jump into a trade, and I see others making money on it, then I’ll feel like a failure too.
Which is ridiculous because the only real measure of success in trading (or any business venture) is whether you’re making money or not.
I don’t have to put on every trade and make ALL the money.
I can live a pretty awesome life by putting on about a dozen trades per week and checking in on them for about 10 minutes per day.
In fact, I’ve designed my trading system around this awesome life: targeting 1.5% growth per week in less than 2 hours per week.
Everything is a soft launch until January 2026.
Meaning, if you’re in the Community with the rest of us, you’ll need to be okay with a little work in progress.
The trading strategy course is solid and everything you need to understand my system is already in there. Also, I’ve opened my calendar for people to schedule some 1-on-1 calls with me if they want.
I’m trying to help people catch financial freedom the best way I can.
If you’re curious, you can toss a pokéball at the link here:
— Ricky Ketchum
P.S. A few years ago I bought an updated version of those original Pokémon games.
This time I set out to collect all 150, achieving the failed goal from my childhood.
(There may be some psychological things to look at there, but I’m trying not to read too much into this, ha ha 😆)
I actually caught all ...
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149!
(Stupid Scyther!)
I’ve caught that other one before in a different game, so I’m counting it.
Besides, the only judge that matters in this case is me.