Tag: Biblical investing
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Weather Puts a Chill on House Hunting
Did the polar vortex freeze US housing sales this year? King Solomon’s Proverbs frequently use the natural world to illustrate lessons for humans, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that this winter’s harsh weather could have a cooling effect on housing in the hard hit East Coast and Midwest. Although other factors contributed to an…
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Prudent Investors Look Ahead
King Solomon always tells us in his Proverbs that wisdom and prudence are the keys to a successful life – and that’s a sentiment that’s reflected in Jason Hartman’s Next 10 Commandments for Investors, a new set of investing recommendations that follow the key points made in the original set of 10 Commandments for Successful…
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Don’t Let Stress Hurt Investing Success
“To know wisdom and instruction; to understand the worlds of prudence.” That’s how King Solomon’s Book of Proverbs begins, and being able to do these things is key to creating a successful and prosperous life. But in the modern world of investing and finance, stress can compromise an investor’s ability to think clearly and make…
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Insurance Companies Invest Big in Real Estate
The Bible is full of stories about the evils of hypocrisy, and there are no shortages of examples in the modern world as well. Case in point: the nation’s major insurance companies, which persuade consumers that the policies they buy are a valuable investment. But while the’re doing that, they’re opting to put those policy…
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The Dogecoin Benefits From Bitcoin Troubles
Can the world stand yet another new currency? King Solomon reminds us that wisdom and prudence are far more valuable than money. But financial advisers and economists watching the rise of more and more new digital currencies like the brand- new Dogecoin wonder if these anonymous easy to create monetary systems are really prudent —…
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The Bitcoin: Real Money or a Construct?
King Solomon tells us that no currency — not even gold and silver – are as valuable as wisdom, and his words point up how secure those real physical coins are. Now the debate continues over just what place a completely virtual form of exchange has in the world’s money system. As governments ban the…
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Mortgage Troubles Reach Pre-Crash Levels
In the Proverbs of King Solomon, houses represent wisdom and prosperity. And, as we’ve seen in these current economic conditions, the state of housing and jobs today are good indicators of stability and security, too. For many housing market observers, recent statistics on foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates seem to suggest a brighter future for…
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Does Credit Monitoring Protect Data?
Throughout his Proverbs, King Solomon emphasizes the value of a good reputation for a prosperous, blessed life. But what if your reputation had been hijacked by hackers half a world away – and your credit and reputation were ruined by someone using your identity? In an age of anxiety about Identity theft and the safety…
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Does Identity Theft Insurance Really Work?
One of King Solomon’s most important pieces of advice for living a prosperous life is to maintain a good reputation that isn’t sullied by liars and cheats. Today, with a constant stream of news about identity theft and data hacking in cases like the Target data hijacking and the government’s domestic surveillance activities, anxiety about…
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Banking in the Shadows Affects Home Loans
Among King Solomon’s words for wise and prosperous living are many warnings about those who do business in hidden and secret ways. Today, a “hidden” kind of banking known as shadow banking does business alongside the commercial banking we’re familiar with – but without the regulation and oversight that protects both banks and their users.…