Year: 2012

Falling Off the Fiscal Cliff?

One of the key principles of King Solomon’s advice to the one he addresses as his son in his Book of Proverbs is to seek wise counsel to avoid making hasty and imprudent decisions. Although the...

Rising Home Prices: An Economic Upswing?

“Wisdom hath built herself a house,” says the wise King Solomon in his Book of Proverbs 9:1.  Throughout this collection of the King’s teachings, houses are associated with stability, wisdom and...

Why is This a Good Time to Invest?

King Solomon prized wisdom and justice above all, as we see again and again in the words attributed to him in the Book of Proverbs and other sources. And he also believed in letting wisdom lead to...

Foreclosures: A Measure of the Market

The Bible’s King Solomon was not only a king revered for his wisdom but also for his foresight and, according to some accounts, the gift of prophecy. Certainly the King advocated prudence in all...

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...