Tag: financial investing
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What Does Your Online Profile Say About You?
If you can’t be found in a Google search, do you even exist? And if you are found, what will that search reveal about who you are? King Solomon’s Proverbs remind us again and again how important it is to live life wisely and cultivate a reputation for honesty and fairness. And as social media…
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Foreign Investment Heats Up US Housing
King Solomon was no stranger to investing across borders. The great King turned to his neighboring monarchs for the help and materials to build his magnificent temple and used trade and alliances to keep his kingdom secure. And today, as foreign investment in US residential real estate tops $7 billion, housing industry observers are debating…
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Post-Lawsuits, Big Banks Try New Strategies
One of the basic principles for doing good business Solomon-style is to act with justice and equity to everyone. But as we’ve reported in this space before, those qualities have been in short supply among the country’s biggest banks, as shown by the long list of government-backed lawsuits filed against them in the aftermath of…
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Target’s Data Hack Highlights Security Risks
As King Solomon tells us in Proverbs 6:16-18, one of the seven things most hated by God is a “heart that deviseth wicked plots. “ And today, as giant retailer Target scrambles to manage the fallout from last month’s massive data hack that intercepted its customers’ credit card information, digital security experts point to weaknesses…
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Are Bitcoins the Folly of Fools?
King Solomon’s Proverbs stress the importance of wisdom and prudence over folly and recklessness. The crown of the wise is their riches, “ he says in Proverbs 14:24, “The folly of fools, imprudence.” Now, as the Bit coin continues to make financial headlines for its growing acceptance around the world, the digital coin is facing…
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Fannie Mae Changes the Balance in Mortgage Lending
One way to achieve a prosperous life blessed by God is to deal honestly and equitably in the world, according to King Solomon. “A deceitful balance is not good,” he tells us in Proverbs 20:24. Now, a new move by government megalenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce their presence in the mortgage industry…
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Floating Cities: The Future is Now
In King Solomon’s proverbs, the ocean represents the earliest days of creation – when the voice of wisdom was already in the world. “When he prepared the heavens, I was present,” says the King in Proverbs 8:27-19. “When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should…
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Can Digital Currency Dominate the Markets?
Gold and silver were the coin of the realm in King Solomon’s day, and even he realized that they were transitory. Now, as the Bitcoin and other digital currencies threaten to dethrone traditional monetary systems on the world stage, financial experts are calling for a dose of the wise king’s virtues of wisdom and prudence…
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Canceled Cards Can Harm Credit Scores
Credit cards may not have been around in King Solomon’s day, but the great King’s words about managing financial affairs with prudence and wisdom certainly apply today, when building wealth depends so heavily on a good credit score. And though it may seem wise to get rid of old and unused credit cards, financial experts…
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Prudent Investors Invest to Protect Assets
As King Solomon’s Proverbs tell us, prudence is a watchword for smart investing. But in the rush to grab a good deal, it’s important to remember that a prudent step is to invest to protect the investment. For investors hoping to build long term wealth from income property, one of those wise protections is a…