Tag: jason hartman
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Employment Gains May Slow the Federal Bond Buyup
“The slothful hand hath wrought poverty,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 10:4, “but the hand of the industrious getteth riches.” Encouraging news on the US employment front means more opportunities for the industrious and a boost for the economy as a whole – so much so that the Federal Reserve is announcing yet another change…
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5 Words of Investing Wisdom From King Solomon
For King Solomon, wisdom was more precious than riches and the key to living a prosperous life beloved by God. In today’s financial world, the wise King’s advice still rings true, offering guidance for investing smart in a constantly changing market. Become informed about investing. “Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and is rich…
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The Federal Reserve Securities Buyup: Past Its Season?
“For every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” So goes one of the most famous passages from King Solomon’s Book of Ecclesiastes. These first verses of Chapter 3 remind us that timing is everything. More than that, every thing’s season has its endpoint. Today, senior officials at some…
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When Getting Credit Creates Bad Credit
The wise King Solomon advocated industry, thrift and hard work as ways to create a prosperous life. His Proverbs point out the connections between personal responsibility and a Godly life – connections that still ring true today. In this modern world, though, managing debt –- not staying out of it – can be a measure…
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Mortgage Brokers Can Get a Good Deal – Sometimes
King Solomon’s enduring words of wisdom about prudence, virtue and the need to avoid the lying and the deceitful apply to all aspects of living a virtuous, Godly lie. And as we’ve pointed out in this space before, those are essential qualities for protecting yourself from the scams, frauds and deceitful behavior that snare homebuyers…
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Banks Learn From the Past – and Harm the Recovery?
King Solomon’s proverbs emphasize again and again the vital importance of wisdom and prudence in living a live blessed by God. One key to acquiring wisdom, he says, is accepting correction from wiser heads and learning from mistakes. “Take hold on instruction,” he tells us in Proverbs 4:13, “leave it not; keep it, because it…
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Owning a Home: Damaging the Economy?
Even in King Solomon’s time, houses represented stability, prosperity –and even wisdom, as we’ve seen in proverbs such as 9:1, “Wisdom hath built herself a house,” the King extols the virtues of a strong, solid dwelling. That idea forms the core of the traditional “American Dream” of a prosperous and stable life, too. But now…
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The Wise Heed the Advice of the Wiser
In his many proverbs about the virtues of wisdom and the value of living a wise and prudent life, King Solomon speaks frequently about the importance of “wise counsel” – learning from those with more knowledge and experience in order to act wisely and prosper: In the often-quoted Proverbs 1:7, the King tells us, “”Fools…
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Bank of America: More Scandals, None the Wiser
“A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser; and he that understandeth, shall possess governments,” says the wise King Solomon in Proverbs 1:3. As the King points out repeatedly in those proverbs, wisdom comes from learning from past mistakes and accepting correction from those with more wisdom. But, as a new report about Bank…
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Student Debt Hits Women and Minorities the Hardest
In the often-quoted Proverbs 9:1, the wise King Solomon links women, wisdom and houses: “Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says the monarch, making it clear that wisdom leads to prosperity and stability. But, as a couple of new studies on student loan debt reveal, for many women, the wisdom gained in a college education…