Bible and money

International Students Boost Local Markets

Regardless of what’s happening in the world, the quest for wisdom, King Solomon’s key to a preposterous life, knows no boundaries. Just as American college students plan for a semester abroad in...

Early to Rise Makes for Wise Investing

King Solomon’s Proverbs remind us again and again that industriousness and hard work pave the way to success. That's still true in our modern day, as research on the habits of successful people...

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...

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,...

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...

Make Room for Prosperous Thinking

Belief and trust in wisdom can guide us to a more prosperous life, says King Solomon. And letting go of the limiting beliefs that put up barriers to new ways of seeing things can be the first step...

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...

Weather Puts a Chill on House Hunting

Did the polar vortex freeze US housing sales this year? King Solomon’s Proverbs frequently use the natural world to illustrate lessons for humans, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that this...

Prudent Investors Look Ahead

King Solomon always tells us in his Proverbs that wisdom and prudence are the keys to a successful life – and that’s a sentiment that’s reflected in Jason Hartman’s Next 10 Commandments for...