Tag: Biblical investing
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Gold Prices Down, Interest Rates Up?
Since ancient times, gold has set the standard for value and beauty. King Solomon understood its worth, using it as a metaphor for greatly prized knowledge and wisdom in his many proverbs. “Like an earring of fine gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear,”…
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Mortgage Relief Scams: Enticing Vulnerable Homeowners?
King Solomon’s proverbs encourage the wise and prudent to avoid the machinations of the wicked. “My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them,” the monarch says in Proverbs 1:10. For desperate homeowners threatened with foreclosure, the enticements of scammers to help with mortgage relief can seem appealing. And with a variety of…
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Major Lenders Get an Image Overhaul
The Bible has always taken a dim view of moneylenders and those who attempt to deceive the righteous. In his proverbs, King Solomon warns, “the mouth of the wicked utterth perverse things.” (Proverbs 10:32) For many in today’s financial world, moneylenders and the wicked are represented by the nation’s major banks, whose history of fraudulent…
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The Bitcoin: A New Currency for a New Age?
King Solomon has much to say about money – the wisdom of saving, the folly of overspending and the importance of dealing justly with the poor. His own transactions with other kingdoms were conducted in silver and gold – and his advice about money and how it’s handled has endured for centuries. But now, a…
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Finding Wealth in Houses: the Memphis Wealth Building Bus Tour
In King Solomon’s many Proverbs, houses are associated with prosperity — the result of the twin virtues of wisdom and prudence. That’s still true today – and this April, Jason Hartman’s Wealth Building Bus Tour and Real Estate Event will help potential investors launch a new career in income property investing in the promising Memphis…
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House Names Can Make or Break a Sale
As readers of King Solomon’s proverbs know, several verses refer to houses as more than just structures. In these verses, a house is a metaphor for stability and prosperity – and wisdom. But the King isn’t alone in recognizing that a house is more than just a physical construction – many intangible factors combine in…
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The Housing Recovery: Behind the Scenes
An often quoted line from Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time and a season for everything – words of wisdom that echo King Solomon’s guiding principle of acting with prudence to ensure prosperity. While housing industry watchers say that low mortgage rates and rising home prices indicate that the housing recovery’s time has…
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Do Rising Home Prices Mean Trouble?
Although King Solomon spoke frequently of the wisdom for which he’s best known, the wise king also had much to say about wealth, prosperity and the prudent management of money and other assets – observations that are equally relevant today. In Proverbs 13: 11, the monarch says, “Substance got in haste shall be diminished, but…
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The Wisdom to Know the Difference: Finding Good Investing Advice
Discernment – the wisdom to know the difference – is the linchpin of King Solomon’s proverbs about right and pious living. He lays this out most clearly in Proverbs 2: 3-5: “If thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence, if thou shalt seek her as money and shalt dig for her…
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Investing for Retirement: Making A Crown of Old Age
For King Solomon, who reigned for forty years, old age yields the rewards of a life well lived. “Old age is a crown of dignity, which is found in the ways of justice,” he says in Proverbs 16:1. The King’s words suggest the importance of preparing early to enjoy those serene, comfortable years after retirement.…