Tag: financial management
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Can 3% Down Boost Lending?
Where have all the homebuyers gone? In spite of gains since the housing crash of 2008, fewer mortgage applications are being approved – and the percentage of Americans who own homes has shrunk to its lowest levels in over two decades. That’s why federal entities including mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making…
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Real Estate Scams: 4 Warning Signs
A recent real estate scam bilked hundreds of American and Canadian investors of over $1 million dollars. Some of the perpetrators are in custody, others are still on the run – and the story demonstrates key warning signs of a fly by night fraud. According the a recent post in The Bryan Ellis Investing Letter,…
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Length of Years Can Mean Loss of Money
Will your money live as long as you do? King Solomon tells us that a life spent living according to God’s will will be a long and prosperous one: “Hear, O my son, and receive my words, that years of life may be multiplied to thee.” (Proverbs 4:10) But according to a recent Newser article,…
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Wise Landlords Think Like King Solomon
King Solomon’s reputation for wisdom has endured for thousands of years – and thinking like Solomon can help investors manage the headaches and hassles that come with being a hands on landlord for investment properties. Remember the story in which the great King was presented with two women claiming to be the mother of the…
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Stewardship Guides Christian Investing
What makes Christian investing different from investing in general? Like many other investors of different faiths – or none at all – Christian investors buy stocks, bonds, precious metals and real estate. But even though these investing ventures all work the same way, they’re driven by very different perspectives. Unlike their secular counterparts, Christian investors…
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Income Property Creates a Legacy
According to 2013 statistics, the cost of raising a child in the US averages a cool $245,340. Though the outlay for nurturing a little human from birth to age 18 or so might run higher or lower, that’s still an impressive amount. But as Jason Hartman points out, parents and hopeful parents-to-be might get a…
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How Does Prayer Help Investors?
Prayer helps and heals in all kinds of situations – so why not investing too? “Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not upon thine own prudence,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 3:5, and that advice can build a strong foundation for income property investors to create wealth that lasts a…
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Set Investing Goals Solomon’s Way
The Book of Kings tells us that King Solomon was one of the wisest (and richest) people ever to have lived. That’s why his timeless words from the books of Ecclesiastes and Proverbs continues to guide the money management and investing decisions of thousands even today. The great King’s recommendations can help new investors master…
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5 Habits of Successful Investors
There’s no shortage of advice on building a successful investing career. But the best advice comes from trusted sources – and King Solomon is one of the most trusted financial advisers you’ll find. His timeless advice about wisdom and prudence stands behind the five habits shared by successful investors everywhere. The great King’s proverbs tell…
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Abundance: Forecast For the Future?
King Solomon’s advice on money management and life in general hinges on wisdom, and wisdom’s tool, discernment. It takes a hefty dose of discernment to see through the blizzard of negative news about the dire state of today’s world to the bigger picture beyond. That’s the job of a new book that shows that, put…