Tag: financial investing
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Make Room for Prosperous Thinking
Belief and trust in wisdom can guide us to a more prosperous life, says King Solomon. And letting go of the limiting beliefs that put up barriers to new ways of seeing things can be the first step toward making room for the wisdom that leads to prosperity. And for today’s investors, shifting from a…
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Smart Investors Look to Improvements
In King Solomon’s day, land meant prosperity. That’s still true, which is why real estate remains one of the most stable and secure investments. But Solomon also built a great temple, with fine materials from far away – an improvement on that land that surely increased its value. Today, that land to improvement ratio is…
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The Fed’s Stimulus Plan Has Worldwide Effects
“Wisdom preacheth abroad,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 1:20, reminding us that actions taken in one place can have consequences far away. At a recent meeting of Group of 20 financial leaders in Sydney, one topic of concern was the Federal Reserve’s stimulus plan and the impact that plan to boost the economy at home…
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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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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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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 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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Can Consorting With Sinners Bring the Bitcoin Down?
To live a wise and Godly life, says King Solomon, avoid the company of sinners, especially those who lie and deceive. “My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them,” he says in Proverbs 1:10. Now, advocates of the Bitcoin worry that the arrest of a Bircoin exchange executive for consorting with money…
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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.…