It’s clear that King Solomon’s advice for successful and prosperous living hinges on the twin virtues of prudence and wisdom – and in a world filled with advice from all sides about the best ways to...
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The Power of Social Media: You Are Your Profile
In King Solomon’s day, social media was most likely word of mouth. But in today’s world, the power and reach of social media sites can’t be denied. As a recent court ruling in one of the many...
The Government Shutdown Spares Mortgages
In King Solomon’s age of monarchs and principalities, government shutdowns didn’t happen, but his views on the obligations of rulers to make fair and reasoned decisions still stand, as the US...
Prudent Investors Benefit From New Mortgage Standards
Prudent money management, as King Solomon tells us in his Proverbs, involves protecting assets in the present while keeping an eye on the future. And today, as regulators, housing lobbyists and...
Are Virtual Banks Secure?
Online banking, offered as an extension of the traditional services offered by established brick and mortar institutions, has been around for a while. But now, as the world of e-commerce continues...
Americans Give Up Citizenship to Protect Assets
King Solomon’s words of wisdom for investors always emphasize prudence and foresight – ways to protect, but also increase assets for the future, like the ant in his famous Proverbs 6:6. For more and...
Online Scams Follow Marijuana Legalization
With new opportunities come new schemes and scams, and a would be investor needs all the prudence and wisdom King Solomon advises to sort out the legitimate from the fraudulent. That’s especially...
5 Ways to Find Good Tenants
King Solomon’s ageless advice to combine prudence with wisdom makes sense for anyone making financial decisions today. And in the current hot rental market, the investor/landlord creating an income...
Take the Tour, Meet the Experts in Austin
One of King Solomon’s key pieces of advice for prosperous living was to seek knowledge from the wise and experienced – a recommendation that’s just as valid today. And this September, participants...
Housing Lobbyists Force Changes in Mortgage Lending
Along with prudence and wisdom, King Solomon’s proverbs show that the great king also prized justice and equity. In the tangled aftermath of 2008’s housing collapse, a series of lawsuits and...