Investing

Faith Based Investing | Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

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Share Some months ago the Consumerist Commentary had a post that introduced faith shares. I have previously mentioned that I am yet to be convinced that faith based investing (in the strictest sense) is right for me at this time. That said, I respect anyone who feels convicted to show their faith in this way. [...]

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Lending Club: How To Participate in P2P Lending

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Share The people are taking their stand, and one giant middle man is being removed – the bank. Borrowing and lending has been part of human society for generations.  It was prevalent enough that God included some borrowing and lending guidelines in the books of the Old Testament law.  Historically, the wealthy lent to those in [...]

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Kid’s Roth IRA | Can Teens and Kids Open A Roth?

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Share In my post on using a Roth IRA to fund kids college, I noticed that a lot of my search traffic was actually wanting to know if the kids could open a Roth IRA – not the parents opening a Roth IRA for kids’ college.  To set things straight, I want to have a [...]

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Value Averaging: An Automated Investment Strategy

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Share Don’t time the markets because you’re probably not smart enough to time the markets.  Sorry.  I guess I’m being a tad judgmental.  Let me simply say, I’m not smart enough to time the markets.  Neither are about a million other super intelligent people (unfortunately, most didn’t know it until it was too late). Since [...]

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How To Start Investing | A Step By Step Investing Guide For New Investors

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Share On Friday’s I answer a readers question.  If you want to ask a question you can contact me.  Recently a reader asked a very important and broad question – how do I start investing? For many, the investing world is a maze of complexity.  But it does not need to be so intimidating. In [...]

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Important Mutual Fund Tax and Capital Gains Facts Every Investor Must Know

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Share “If I exchange mutual funds do i still have to pay taxes?” Understanding the tax implications of your investments will help you appropriately structure your personal investing strategy in order to maximize your returns. This post focuses on non-tax sheltered investments so it includes any regular (non categorized) investments. What Are Capital Gains? A [...]

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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Invest?

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Should I pay off my mortage? This post gives you four simple steps to follow to help you answer this question. Ultimately, the decision about paying off your house mortgage should be more about your personal preferences than a math equation. Paying off your house mortgage is also a responsible stewardship decision.

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What Does the Bible Teach About Investing?

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Share The Bible has little to say directly in reference to investing.  Nevertheless, there are a lot of general biblical principles that can help guide the Christian investor.  Investing can be a means of: Faithfully using your resources (Mt. 25:14-30) Ensuring the provisional needs of your family (1 Tim. 5:8). Matthew 25:14-30 records the words [...]

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Forex Trading: 11 Essential Answers to Help You Learn Forex

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Share What is Forex Trading? It refers to the process of trading foreign currencies.  Forex is an abbreviation of the term ‘foreign exchange’. How is Forex traded? The market opens Sunday evening at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and remains open until Friday at 5:00 p.m. EST. Remember, in the world of forex you do not [...]

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Sound Mind Investing Newsletter Review

by Craig

Share Sound Mind Investing (SMI) Newsletter is America’s best selling financial newsletter written from a biblical perspective. I have been an SMI subscriber for a year and a half and I have been very impressed with the quality of the material.  The articles are well written and very timely to current market conditions.  Since those [...]

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