Tag: Bible and money
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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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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…
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Should Bitcoins Buy Real Estate?
King Solomon never saw a Bitcoin, but his timeless words of wisdom on money and prosperous living apply even in this digital world. And as the upstart digital currency hits the world of real estate, it’s time to remember his advice from Proverbs 2:3-4: “Incline thy heart to prudence,” he says, and “seek her as…
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Objective Decisions Create Investing Success
Sometimes the best decisions come from the heart, not the head. But wise investing and money management usually come not from those subjective, emotion driven decisions, but from objective thinking of the kind King Solomon calls wisdom and prudence. “I, wisdom, dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts, “ he tells us in…
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Do College Grads Earn More?
Wisdom is the cornerstone of prosperity – but how much prosperity can it bring? Quite a lot, if that wisdom comes from a college degree, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute, which found that US college grads make nearly a hundred percent more than their non-degreed peers. But those numbers don’t…
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House Flipping: Sound Investing?
Flipping houses puts money in a seller’s pocket, but how does it stand up as a strategy for building long term wealth? King Solomon’s advice for wise money management tells us to make prudent decisions with an eye to long term success – and while quick buys and even faster sales make short term cash,…
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Buy or Rent? It All Depends
King Solomon’s words on money management and prosperous living stress the importance of wise decision making in all kinds of situations. And as housing prices rise and mortgage lending becomes tighter, more Americans are taking a harder look at the old assumption that buying a house always beats renting. As a new report from the…
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Weather Events Cost Unprepared Investors Money — and Time
Among the many keys to investing success found in the Proverbs of King Solomon is the recommendation to look ahead and be prepared: “Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways and learn wisdom,” he tells us in Proverbs 6:6. And as the dreaded Pacific Ocean warming known as El Nino gears up…
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Build Wealth With Property, Not Precious Metals
“Choose knowledge, rather than gold, “King Solomon tells us I Proverbs 8:10, pointing out that, however glamorous, gold has limited staying power. For today’s investors, too, the wise King’s words are a reminder that investing in gold may yield short term profits, but real estate produces long term wealth. Precious metals investing offers investors the…
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Prudent Investing Saves on Capital Gains Taxes
Wise investors following the principles of King Solomon know that prudence and forward thinking lay the groundwork for prosperity. And it turns out that investors who take Jason Hartman’s advice to buy income property and hold on to it are not just building wealth for the long term, they’re also avoiding the bite of the…