Tag: financial investing
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The Stimulus Continues – But Interest Rates Rise
As many of his well-known proverbs attest, King Solomon advised action tempered by prudence and wisdom. “Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,“ he tells us in Proverbs 7:4. Now in what’s intended as an act of prudence after the government shutdown, the Federal Reserve has opted to continue its…
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5 Investing Tips From Rich Investors
Very wealthy investors get – and keep – their money flowing with conservative strategies that echo the best investing advice from King Solomon, a very wealthy monarch in his own tight. Even the flashiest entertainer or entrepreneur builds wealth by exercising a combination of wisdom and prudence, Solomon’s own essential virtues for living a prosperous…
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New Bank Fraud Settlement, New Lending Rules?
Along with his wisdom and devotion King Solomon was known for his fair judgments, best shown by his handling of that famous case in which two women claimed motherhood of the same child. Solomon proposed cutting the child exactly in two, which revealed the real mother. Today, some measure of fair judgment is coming in…
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After the Shutdown, Whither the Dollar?
King Solomon made it clear in his Proverbs that wisdom and prudence are more precious than silver and gold. Today wise investors and market watchers around the world are keeping an eye on what’s happening to the modern equivalent of that gold and silver – the international money market, and more specifically the dollar, as…
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Should Parents Teach Kids About Investing?
King Solomon believed that wisdom begins at home. Many of his Proverbs are directed toward the younger generation: “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that you may know prudence. I will give you a good gift, forsake not my law.” (Proverbs 4:1) In today’s world, too, parents who want to raise…
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Go to the Alpine Swift, Investor
“Go to the ant, o sluggard,“ says King Solomon in a famous quote from Proverbs 6:6,” and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” We humans have aloway looked to animals for inspiration and guidance in managing our affairs. Now, the Alpine Swift joins the King’s famous ant and many other models from the natural world.…
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The Debt Ceiling Debate: Is Housing At Risk?
“Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 9:1. And as the government’s shutdown continues, new concerns about the fate of the federal debt ceiling remind us that Solomon’s connection between a house and stable prosperity still holds as true today as it did in the time of the great King. The…
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Are You Still Making These Three Investing Mistakes?
It’s clear that King Solomon’s advice for successful and prosperous living hinges on the twin virtues of prudence and wisdom – and in a world filled with advice from all sides about the best ways to manage money and get rich from investments, they’re important watchwords for today’s money managers and investors. But even prudent…
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The Stimulus Sticks Around – For Now
Be like the ant if you want to prosper, says King Solomon in Proverbs 6:6.”Go to the ant, o sluggard,” he says, “and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” With the ant as a metaphor for prudence and foresight, today’s investors are taking advantage of the Federal Reserve’s latest move to keep its massive securities-backed…
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Are Virtual Banks Secure?
Online banking, offered as an extension of the traditional services offered by established brick and mortar institutions, has been around for a while. But now, as the world of e-commerce continues to expand, new virtual banks are appearing, offering all the banking services, security and safety of “regular” banks, but without a physical location. Faced…