Solomon Success

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  • The Federal Reserve: Mismanaging A Mess

    King Solomon of Biblical fame was revered as a wise and just ruler. “If wisdom shall enter thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul, counsel shall keep thee and prudence preserve thee,” he says in Proverbs 2: 10-11. But Solomon didn’t rule entirely alone. Like other rulers of his time, he filled his court with…

  • Solomon’s Path to Prosperity is For Investors Too

    King Solomon, one of the Bible’s best-known sages, ruled for forty years, plenty of time to amass a wealth of wisdom from experience. His sayings collected in the Book of Proverbs reveal the qualities that lead to a prosperous life. And those virtues can form the foundation of a successful investing life as well, reflected…

  • New Federal Reserve Stimulus Helps Housing

    Biblical accounts of the wise King Solomon remind us that the King was concerned with the just administration of his realm, ensuring prosperity for the forty years of his reign. Solomon advocated prudence and wisdom in all actions for the benefit of the kingdom as a whole. And he wasn’t slow in taking steps to…

  • Where Does Your Loan Come From?

    Much of King Solomon’s reputation as a strong and fair ruler comes from his words in the Book of Proverbs, where he emphasizes again and again the importance of wisdom, knowledge and prudence in all things – for blessings come to those who live by those concepts. “Say to wisdom, thou art my sister, and…

  • Financial Independence – a Conservative (and Effective) Approach

    Jason Hartman is understandably proud of the growing popularity of his income property investing weekend training. The only problem is it tends to sell out early, Case in point – seats next month’s event are already gone. You know what that means? It’s time to make your plans for 2014. We’re only bragging a little…

  • What Would Solomon Say About the Fiscal Cliff?

    King Solomon won fame as an arbiter of justice and laws. Biblical accounts of his life refer numerous times to his wise counsel and judgment in all situations brought before him. ”There is safety where there is much counsel,” he says in Proverbs 11: 14. In this election year, the looming fiscal cliff of impending…

  • A Small World: Why Interest Rates Remain Low

    The Biblical King Solomon built the great wealth of his kingdom by making connections with other rulers and lands in the region. Monarchs such as the Queen of Sheba came to his court, and he traded with distant kingdoms for materials to build his massive temple. Events and people far away had an effect on…

  • Capital Gains Tax Rules: Benefits for Investors?

    According to Biblical accounts, King Solomon was a fair and just ruler whose decisions reflected the will of God, whom he quotes in Proverbs 8:15: “By me kings reign and lawmakers decree just things.” In today’s world, the ability of a lawmaker to decree just things is being questioned in the aftermath of the re-election…

  • Prudent Investing: Managing a Mortgage

    King Solomon was revered for his wisdom, but the King also valued prudence – acting cautiously and with wisdom. “Get wisdom; get prudence. Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth,” he says in Proverbs 4:5. His prudence and wisdom amassed great wealth and earned him a reputation as a fair and just…

  • The Dodd-Frank Act: New Standards in Mortgage Lending

    The Biblical King Solomon prized justice as much as he valued wisdom and prudence, and many stories about him illustrate his determination to make fair and even handed decisions. “ I will show thee the way of wisdom, I will lead thee by the paths of equity,” says the monarch in Proverbs 4:11. In the…

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