Tag: Christian investment
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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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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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Home Security: Avoiding Landlord Woes
King Solomon’s often-quoted advice on financial management is solidly based on the idea of prudence and wisdom – two similar but not identical concepts that have to do with heading off trouble at the pass. For owners of income property, the issue of home security on residential property is one that can benefit from a…
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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…
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Social Media: Tools for Prudent Investors
Would King Solomon tweet – or have a Facebook page? Because the monarch valued wisdom and prudence above virtually all else, chances are, he would. Love it or hate it, social media drives business today – and prudent property investors know the importance of these new tools in creating a personal brand and a business…
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Skew the Profit Numbers
King Solomon had strong words on liars and deceivers, and he makes that clear in Proverbs 10:3: “The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.” But although the wise King’s advice is a key to a prosperous financial future in income property investing, the tongue of the…
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Eminent Domain Home Seizures Worry Lenders
King Solomon’s wisdom made his kingdom wealthy and prosperous, and that’s one reason his Proverbs stand as sound investing advice today. Rulers in Solomon’s day had absolute sway over their subjects, but he urged justice and equity in dealing with the less fortunate. And now, as one California town exercises its right to seize private…