Tag: income property investing
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Preserving Wealth With Wisdom
In recent posts we’ve been discussing King Solomon’s firm assertions that wisdom is the most valuable asset an individual can have – especially where finances are concerned. For him, wealth without wisdom is worse than poverty –as we see in a number of his proverbs. “There is gold and a multitude of jewels,” he says…
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Wealth Has Its Privileges – and Higher Taxes
Although Solomon was a monarch of great wealth and power, and by Biblical accounts, one of the greatest of the ancient Israelite kings, his sayings in the Book of Proverbs suggest that he viewed the rich with a fairly cynical eye. For Solomon, wealthy men who choose riches over wisdom, and have no respect for…
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Would Solomon Approve of the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
At the last minute, some lawmakers blinked and others stood firm, and on New Year’s Day, a deal was struck that averted the nation’s headlong rush over the “fiscal cliff.” Although King Solomon’s position as absolute ruler of his kingdom made those kinds of negotiations unnecessary, the monarch nevertheless clearly understood the importance of compromise…
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Home Ownership: Not What It Used To Be.
In the Proverbs of Solomon, a house often represents stability, prosperity and right living “Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars,” says the King in Proverbs 9:1. For many in the United States, a house has traditionally stood for similar things, forming the foundation of what’s been called the…
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The Fed’s Refinancing Initiative: A Prudent Investment?
One of the cornerstones of Christian investing is prudence, a virtue advocated by King Solomon in many of his Proverbs. As the King says, prudence goes hand in hand with knowledge to lay the groundwork for wisdom. In current times, those three qualities still govern successful investing in income property. Recent moves by the Federal…
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Mortgage Backed Securities: Boosting the Recovery?
King Solomon’s advice on prosperity and money management is always tempered by a sense of justice, as his words in the book of Proverbs reveal. In Proverbs 22:16, the fabled monarch says, “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.”…
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Mortgage Lending Conditions Favor Prudent Investors
Throughout King Solomon’s proverbs, the theme of wisdom, coupled with prudence and justice, forms the basis for his advice on prosperity and living a rich and joyful life. “If wisdom shall enter thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul,“ he says in Proverbs 2:10-11, “ Counsel shall keep thee and prudence shall preserve thee.” Given…
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Falling Off the Fiscal Cliff?
One of the key principles of King Solomon’s advice to the one he addresses as his son in his Book of Proverbs is to seek wise counsel to avoid making hasty and imprudent decisions. Although the monarch himself made decisions unilaterally, there’s considerable evidence that he sought the advise of trusted counsel too. As the…
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Rising Home Prices: An Economic Upswing?
“Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says the wise King Solomon in his Book of Proverbs 9:1. Throughout this collection of the King’s teachings, houses are associated with stability, wisdom and prosperity. For those of Solomon’s day, as today, the state of housing can reveal the state of a nation. Current economic indicators show that…
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The National Mortgage Database: A Snare for the Unwary?
“He that is aware of snares shall be secure,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 11:13. Ruler over one of the most prosperous eras in the history of the Kings of Israel, the wise monarch advocated wisdom and prudence in all things. In the book of Proverbs attributed to him he urges people to keep their…