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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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • The Power of Social Media: You Are Your Profile

    In King Solomon’s day, social media was most likely word of mouth. But in today’s world, the power and reach of social media sites can’t be denied. As a recent court ruling in one of the many lawsuits against Bank of America demonstrates, the line between your real self and your online profile is a…

  • Banks Turn to Automated Assessments to Skirt Liability

    In a complex financial world filled with so many pitfalls and variables, prudence, as King Solomon so often reminds us, is the watchword. And now, somewhat belatedly, the nation’s large (and small) lending institutions are learning the value of this old virtue. As lawsuits against major banks continue and the provisions of the Qualified Mortgage…

  • The Government Shutdown Spares Mortgages

    In King Solomon’s age of monarchs and principalities, government shutdowns didn’t happen, but his views on the obligations of rulers to make fair and reasoned decisions still stand, as the US government goes on hiatus for an indefinite period. While massive numbers of federal workers stay home and government programs across the country close their…

  • Prudent Investors Benefit From New Mortgage Standards

    Prudent money management, as King Solomon tells us in his Proverbs, involves protecting assets in the present while keeping an eye on the future. And today, as regulators, housing lobbyists and representatives of the mortgage industry negotiate the provisions of the Qualified Mortgage Rule; prudent investors looking toward their future find unexpected benefits in the…

  • Can Tighter Lending Standards Strangle the Stimulus?

    In Solomon’s Proverbs, and throughout the Bible, houses represent security, safety, prosperity and more. Fast-forward to today, and a house is part of the traditional “American Dream.” The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to keep its stimulus plan in place is intended to create the low interest rates that make that dream possible for more people…

  • 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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