I found this video interesting in which Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal columnist discusses some practical investing tips we can pick up from this year’s World Cup. Sports can teach us a lot about life as you may have gathered growing up playing your favorite team. But more narrowly, the World Cup and other sports [...]
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
In general, the 401K is a great tool. Most people who invest for retirement start with their company 401K. And this is a great place to start. It’s easy, contributions are automatic, annual contribution limits are high ($16,500), and usually there is a company match (i.e. free money) to be had just for participating. But [...]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Should you invest while still in debt? This can be a challenging question to answer for many people. On one hand, you’re in debt and you know there are impacts to being in debt. You don’t have as much freedom and you’re paying extra for your loans in interest charges which can be quite expensive [...]
Monday, March 22, 2010
A few years ago, I met with a financial advisor and she informed me that there were 3 pillars of financial stability. With each of these pillars in place, you build your finances with a structured approach. The idea is that if any one of the pillars were knocked out, the structure would not stumble [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Bible and Investing The Bible has a lot to say about money and among many areas of Biblical finance we find guidance for investing. Christians who want to exercise wise financial stewardship in managing their personal finances can learn from important principles of steady plodding, avoiding risky investments, diversification and always knowing the status of [...]
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Do you feel like you have a responsibility, based on good financial stewardship, to boycott the purchase of products provided by companies with questionable or immoral practices? There are obvious products one might choose to avoid, but should your mutual fund include stocks of companies with immoral values? A recent Crown Financial Ministries Biblical Devotional points [...]
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Are you into Baby Step’n or Money Map’n? Dave Ramsey created the Baby Steps and Crown Financial Ministries created the Money Map for prioritizing and setting financial goals. If you’re just joining, this is article #3 in a series called The Baby Step and Money Map Dance. I invite you to follow along with me [...]
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