Tag: Biblical investing
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Silver: More Precious Than Gold in the Metals Markets?
Gold was a measure of wealth even in King Solomon’s day, and many of his Proverbs use gold as a yardstick for the value of wisdom. Even now, gold has a powerful hold on the imagination and the financial world – but in today’s money markets, the power of gold may be eclipsed by the…
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Housing Lobbyists Force Changes in Mortgage Lending
Along with prudence and wisdom, King Solomon’s proverbs show that the great king also prized justice and equity. In the tangled aftermath of 2008’s housing collapse, a series of lawsuits and legislation attempted to bring some of that justice to the deceit-ridden world of mortgage lending. The Dodd Frank Act is one of those efforts…
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Stay Focused — Fight Information Overload
This is the age of information – too much information, some say. With unlimited, round the clock access to news, facts and advice, it’s easy to lose sight of goals and plans and get lost in the endless stream. For investors today, King Solomon’s virtues of prudence and wisdom have never been more important for…
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5 Investing Apps for Smartphones and Tablets
King Solomon never had a smartphone, but he’d most likely applaud the technology as an efficient way to make prudent financial moves. Though managing investments and financial transactions on mobile devices can be risky, a variety of new apps make it easy to conduct business related to your investments virtually around the clock, anywhere you…
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3 Keys to Making Safe Mobile Transactions
King Solomon’s watchwords, prudence and wisdom, are just as relevant to today’s technology filled world as they were in the days of the great King. And as new devices make it easier to manage your money wherever you go, a little prudence and wisdom can prevent identity theft and account hacking when you’re shopping or…
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Does the Housing Rebound Signal a Coming Crash?
King Solomon’s famous recommendation to see the industrious ant as a role model for prosperous living points out the need to look to the future while tending to the realities of the present. “Look to the ant, O sluggard,” he says in Proverbs 6:6, “and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” In today’s recovering housing…
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7 Quotes for Prudent Investors
As we see from his Proverbs, the great King Solomon’s words for successful money management are simple: acquire wisdom, act prudently and plan for long term gain. And those ageless principles are echoed in the words of today’s market watchers, who weigh in from a variety of perspectives with advice remarkably similar to that of…
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QM Rule Updates May Help Housing Recovery
King Solomon’s views on deceitfulness and unfair dealing are clear. Many of his Proverbs warn of the need to avoid the wicked and behave wisely in order to prosper – and that’s why his words guide money management even today. Now, proposed changes to the upcoming Qualified Mortgage Rule may end up applying the King’s…
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More Charges Ahead for the Big Banks
In his proverbs, King Solomon made it clear that anyone who watts to live a prosperous life blessed by God must turn away from those who lie and deceive. “The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them,” he says in Proverbs 11:3. As we’ve been discussing…
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Should Investors Prepare for Septaper?
As King Solomon tells us in his proverbs, prudent money management means looking ahead and being prepared, just like the ant who gathers food in the summer for the winter to come. That kind of watchful waiting may serve investors well in the coming months, as the Federal Reserve appears to be sticking to its…