Book of Proverbs

Investing Abroad Brings Risks

Foreign real estate lures American investors with visions of low cost properties in sunny lands. But while investing abroad can be a smooth and profitable experience, putting those investing dollars...

Low-Tech Real Estate Scams Still Thrive

King Solomon tells us it’s prudent to avoid deceitful and lying types – and there’s no shortage of those people around with a seemingly endless stream of scams to trap the unwary. And these scammers...

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,...

Time Is On the Side of Smart Investors

When the movie Star Wars came out, France was still using the Guillotine for executions – a curious factoid that points up that what seems like a long time really may not be. King Solomon tells us...

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...

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...

The Dogecoin Benefits From Bitcoin Troubles

Can the world stand yet another new currency? King Solomon reminds us that wisdom and prudence are far more valuable than money. But financial advisers and economists watching the rise of more and...

The Bitcoin: Real Money or a Construct?

King Solomon tells us that no currency -- not even gold and silver – are as valuable as wisdom, and his words point up how secure those real physical coins are. Now the debate continues over just...