Tag: Solomon proverbs
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New Regulations May Crush Small Banks
King Solomon has harsh words about those who deceive and lie – and judging from the recent spate of lawsuits, the nation’s big banks certainly fit that description. But the sweeping reforms enacted in an effort to restore accountability in the finance industry may be having the unintended consequences of destroying many of the country’s…
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Are Women the Voice of Investing Wisdom?
In King Solomon’s Proverbs, wisdom and knowledge are often represented as women. “Wisdom hath built herself a house, “ says the King in Proverbs 9:1, and in Proverbs 8:1, “Dotn not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice?” Though the great King was speaking metaphorically, recent studies on gender behavior reveal that when…
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Bitcoin Trades Trigger Online Scams
King Solomon has two important pieces of advice for a prosperous life: seek wisdom and avoid deceivers. That’s especially important in the brave new world of digital currencies, which have been struggling lately with credibility issues and a bit of an identity crisis. Now, a series of online scams targeting Bitcoin trading on major online…
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The Fed’s Stimulus Plan Has Worldwide Effects
“Wisdom preacheth abroad,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 1:20, reminding us that actions taken in one place can have consequences far away. At a recent meeting of Group of 20 financial leaders in Sydney, one topic of concern was the Federal Reserve’s stimulus plan and the impact that plan to boost the economy at home…
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Don’t Let Stress Hurt Investing Success
“To know wisdom and instruction; to understand the worlds of prudence.” That’s how King Solomon’s Book of Proverbs begins, and being able to do these things is key to creating a successful and prosperous life. But in the modern world of investing and finance, stress can compromise an investor’s ability to think clearly and make…
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More Tapering’s On the Way: Good News for Investors?
King Solomon’s proverbs tell us again and again that the way to a prosperous life is through wisdom and hard work. “The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches,” he writes in Proverbs 10:4. Today, industriousness in the form of better employment numbers and an uptick in the housing…
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New Technology Promises to Keep Data Safe
King Solomon’s ancient words about staying clear of those with malicious intent, and protecting good reputations by acting wisely and prudently are as important today as in his time. And as stories continue to hit the news about massive data hacks and the National Security Agency’s domestic spying campaign, new industries are stepping up with…
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Information Overload Can Stall Goals
Learning is the foundation for wisdom and prudence, as King Solomon tells us again and again in his Proverbs. “ If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul,” he says in Proverbs 2:10 -11, “Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee.” But in an age when information about anything…
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Social Media Activity Can Sink Loan Applications
Prudent people pay attention to wise advice to steer clear of reputation-damaging people and places, as King Solomon tells us in Proverbs 2_11-12: “Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee, that thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things.” While the wise king had actual…
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Make Your Own Digital Money? Now Anyone Can
King Solomon tells us that wisdom and prudence are more desirable than the “merchandising of silver.” (Proverbs 3:13-14) And the great King was surely the arbiter of the value of silver, gold and other kinds of currency in his kingdom, just as governments and banks do in modern times. But the rise of the Bitcoin…