Christian Investing Blog
Facebook IPO the Perfect Investor Trap
We’ve been going back through Proverbs and have yet to find any guidance there on whether or not it’s a good idea to make a play for Facebook stock when it hits the open market for the first time in a few weeks. Tongue planted firmly in cheek there, because savvy investors should realize the potential...
Private Money Loans Fill a Market Need
Christian and secular investors alike can't be blamed for pulling their money to the sideline. A spastic Wall Street stock market combines with a still-shaky economy (you know there's something wrong when the current administration brags about 8% unemployment) to seed doubt in even the most nervy investor....
What To Do If You Can’t Pay Uncle Sam Right Now
Uncle Sam is kind of a crotchedy old geezer. He tends to obsess on the date April 15th and doesn't take kindly to taxpayers who don't scratch a check to him in a timely manner. The good news is that your dear old Uncle realizes that not everyone is ready to pay their entire tax bill on the appointed...
Understand Inflation Before You Invest
Most assets lose value in the face of inflation but a few (or one) actually thrive. This is a pretty big deal when it comes to maximizing your profit potential, but don't expect to learn this information from your friendly cable television business show host. They tend to move in lockstep with the Wall...
Don’t Try to Invest by the Bible Without This
Biblical investing too often resides in a nebulous area of the human brain commonly described as the
“I'll get to it later” region. And if investing by the Bible sounds like a good idea but you simply haven't found the time to implement it yet, welcome to the club. However, in the interest of giving...
The Smart Way to Start a Side Business
While the exact percentage of small business failure rates has been parsed to death, most experts presume that the number is fairly high, often pegged at around 90%. The question then becomes how can one justify undertaking an endeavor where nine out of every ten attempts end in ultimate failure? The...
7 Steps to Financial Peace
For those who might be unfamiliar with the quiet success of radio talk show host Dave Ramsey, the man has crept up the list of the Talkers.com list of the “100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts” to land at #6. Ahead of him are only the REAL heavies, with last names like Limbaugh, Hannity, and Beck....
God’s Purpose for You and Investing
While the Bible doesn't contain streaming stock quotes or a detailed analysis about how to put together a sound Christian portfolio in its pages, it's not impossible to uncover God's personal plan for you and your investments with a careful reading of the lines and time spent thinking about what lies...
3 Biblical Business Manners
Miss Manners might be able to dispense pretty good advice about which spoon to use for the soup at a formal dinner, but for a quick refresher on how you should conduct yourself in business, we suggest you head for the Bible. Proverbs is a good place to start, though there are certainly other books as...
Ignore Human Tendencies and Learn God’s Investment Plan
Human tendencies are reliable. They do their dead level best to distract you from God's plan for your investing and will almost always mislead you. The problem is that, when separated from the word of God, we humans tend to be quite a shortsighted lot. For an example of this in action, we need look no...