As the wise King Solomon knew, building homes and other dwellings connotes prosperity and stability. “Wisdom hath build herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars” he says in Proverbs 9:1,...
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Investing Abroad: Opportunities Bring Challenges
King Solomon was no stranger to investing outside the boundaries of his kingdom. The Books of Kings and Ecclesiastes tell us that he sought materials for his great temple from many neighboring...
Do Rising Home Prices Mean Trouble?
Although King Solomon spoke frequently of the wisdom for which he’s best known, the wise king also had much to say about wealth, prosperity and the prudent management of money and other assets –...
Is It Time for Mortgage Rates to Rise?
A well-known passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time and season for everything under heaven. This reminder about the continued cycles of life and the inevitability of...
Investing for Retirement: Making A Crown of Old Age
For King Solomon, who reigned for forty years, old age yields the rewards of a life well lived. “Old age is a crown of dignity, which is found in the ways of justice,” he says in Proverbs 16:1. The...
The House That Wisdom Built: Women in Investing
In the proverbs of Solomon as well as in many other literary works, virtues such as wisdom and justice are personified as women. “Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says the great King in Proverbs...
Seller Financing: Exploiting Vulnerable Homebuyers
For King Solomon, who prized wisdom, prudence and just dealing above all other virtues, behaving honorably in dealing with others was important, creating a good reputation and earning the grace of...
Wisdom Hath Built Herself a House – and Prices are Rising
Throughout the proverbs of King Solomon, and the Bible as a whole, a house is a metaphor for prosperity and stability. “Wisdom hath built herself a house,“ says the monarch in Proverbs 9:1. “She...
The Courts: Last Word In Foreclosures?
In many of the Proverbs of King Solomon, a house stands for many things: prosperity, stability and even qualities such as wisdom, or prudence. For Solomon, a house represents stability prosperity...
Making a Difference With Foreclosures?
The wise King Solomon had much praise for the just – people who deal fairly with others, speak truth and deal equitably in business. Among his many proverbs in praise of the just, he says in...