Tag: Christian investment
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Rental Housing Choices Bridge Generation Gaps
King Solomon believed that wisdom is essential for everyone, young and old – and prudence is a virtue that knows no age limits. The great King might not be surprised, then, to see that today’s millennials – new college graduates and others in their general age bracket – and retirees are sharing some key preferences…
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Power Companies vs. Solar Power: Who Wins?
King Solomon advocated prudence in all things – wise action with an eye to the future. “Incline thy heart to prudence,” he says in Proverbs 2:3-5. “If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure, then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the…
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What Would Solomon Say About Digital Money?
Although King Solomon was a fabulously wealthy monarch, he valued the virtues of wisdom and prudence as much as money –if not more. “ For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence,” he writes in Proverbs 2:3-5, “If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as…
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Pocket Listings – a Devious Route to Home Sales?
In his Proverbs, the wise King Solomon has plenty to say about the virtues of truth and the damage done by deceit and wickedness. “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,” he says in Proverbs 12:23. As the housing recovery continues its sometimes-rocky rebound, there are plenty of opportunities for lying lips to take…
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First Time Homebuyers Are Opting Out
Throughout the many proverbs of King Solomon, houses are linked with prosperity and stability. “A wise woman buildeth her souse,” he says in Proverbs 14:1. And even today, owning a home has traditionally been associated with responsibility and security. But that isn’t an option for many potential homebuyers, who are leery of taking that first…
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Green Mortgages Save Money
King Solomon’s proverbs on wise living are peppered with images from nature, as he uses animals, weather and other natural things to illustrate his sayings about justice, wisdom and prudence. “Go to the ant, o sluggard,” he says in the famous Proverbs 6:6. Today’s real estate investors are learning the value of looking to the…
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Can Math Skills Help the Housing Recovery?
The wise King Solomon believed that knowledge is the basis of wisdom. And wisdom, as he sys in Proverbs 1:5-6 and many similar verses, leads to power and prosperity: “A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser; and he that understandeth shall possess governments.” According to a new study conducted by researchers at Columbia…
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Tax Law Changes Tackle the Mortgage Interest Deduction
King Solomon was the absolute ruler of his realm, but in his Proverbs he advocated dealing fairly with the poor. For him, riches weren’t automatically a mark of virtue. “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,” he say in Proverbs 15:16. As those divisions between the rich…
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Student Loans: When Wisdom Breaks the Bank
We know King Solomon valued wisdom, and in his many Proverbs he encourages people to seek out wise advice and to learn from those who have already acquired knowledge. That advice remains as important as it was in Solomon’s day – but for many students today, the cost of going to collge can create a…
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What Does the Fed Mean to You?
King Solomon’s proverbs show us a monarch concerned with wisdom and prudence, who recognized that the decisions made by a ruler have the potential to affect everyone in the realm in some way. In today’s financial world, the Federal Reserve has the power to make monetary decisions that can touch nearly every aspect of daily…