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Christian Investing

Basics of stock market investing: 3 traps to avoid

10.03.2009

When you buy low and sell high, investing is easy!
3 stock market investing traps to avoid
If we all knew the exact time to buy and the exact time to sell we’d all be rich and there’d be no point to talking about investing. Few people, if any can know exactly when to buy or sell [...]

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Diversification strategy from the Bible

04.27.2009

Solomon’s diversification strategy for investing…

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Three Plans for Your Financial Future

03.26.2009

With God as your pilot, you can take control of your financial destination. You cannot control what the stock markets do, but you can control how much you allocate toward your goals. Leave nothing to chance. Stop relying on the government, stop counting on your company, and take responsibility for your future. There are three plans you can primarily focus on as a faith-based investor:

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The importance of investing in your beliefs

03.19.2009

Investing in companies you believe in… Many well-educated, morally and socially conscious investors wind up buying shares of companies whose beliefs and business practices are far removed from their own. Most investors simply haven’t thought about merging their personal beliefs with their investment strategies. Some may not even be aware of where and how their money is invested.

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What are Donor-Advised funds? Do you need one?

02.26.2009

A donor-advised fund offers an easy way for a donor to make sig nificant charitable gifts over a long period of time. This fund is similar to a private foundation but requires less money, time, legal assistance, and administration to establish and maintain. Because donor-advised funds are public charities, they also enjoy greater tax advantages than private foundations. Cash and appreciated securities can be contributed to a donor-advised fund potentially making use of additional tax benefits. Private businesses and non-publically traded investments may also be eligible depending on the donor advised fund company’s rules and capability. Once funded, the donor-advisor fund consults with a donor about time horizon and risk tolerance to identify an appropriate asset allocation for their donor advised fund.

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Faith, Hope, and Love: Are they part of your financial plan?

02.19.2009

America was founded upon the biblical principles of faith, hope, and love. According to morallaw.org, a few examples of how our faith in God has shaped the foundation of America include: Since at least the 1820s, the U.S. Supreme Court has opened its court sessions with the prayer of “God save the United States and this Honorable Court.”

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The top 20 Christian Financial websites

02.16.2009

The top 20 Christian Financial websites…I wanted to create a list of websites that have helped me in my journey to understand how to manage money God’s way and that would help the ChristianPF readers as well. … It was difficult narrowing it down to 20, but I figured within these 20 sites you should be able to find everything you would want to about Christian finance.

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Faith-Based Investing podcast

02.14.2009

A couple weeks ago I did a quick interview with Jay Peroni about faith-based investing. If have started investing or plan on it, I encourage you to check it out. Jay wrote the guest post Thursday and he seems to live and breath to communicate the importance of aligning our investments with our beliefs. As an investor myself, I did pick my investments based on what I knew about the companies, but after using some of the tools Jay mentions in the podcast, I found out that some of them were not perfectly in line with what I want to support.

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Introducing the ChristianPF Financial Planner Directory

02.11.2009

Welcome to the new directory of Christian Financial advisors! If you are looking for a planner in the ChristianPF planner directory, I have a few suggestions…

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Zecco no longer free

02.03.2009

I just got recently got an email from Zecco announcing that they are doing away with free stock trades for accounts with less than $25,000. This is a bummer, but I always wondered how they could afford to pull off an offer like that. Apparently, with the economic challenges they weren’t able to.

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Christian stock investing: How to be Biblically responsible

01.29.2009

Have you ever wondered how to pick investments that line up with your beliefs? … In this interview with Mark from MoralMoney.com we discuss stock investing for Christians and how to be a Biblically responsible investor – whether you are in the stock market or not. … The fundamental reason that we should care about where our money goes Why it is so important that we know where our investment dollars are going Bible scriptures that indicate we do have a responsibility to invest with our consciences How to find stocks that line up with your beliefs Free resources to help Christians with Biblically responsible investing A few mutual funds that are available that are Biblically responsible funds Recommended funds for those interested in Biblically responsible investing Listen to the podcast below Christian Investing Podcast

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Interview with Jim O’Donnell – Shortest Investment Book Ever

01.07.2009

A couple days ago I had a call with Jim O’Donnell, Author of The Shortest Investment Book Ever. He is very nice guy with a really good heart. You can read my review of his Book to find out more about it, but if you are interested in hearing a bit of the interview, I [...]

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The Shortest Investment Book Ever – Review

12.23.2008

I just finished James O’Donnell’s book called The Shortest Investment Book Ever: Wall Street Secrets for Making Every Dollar Count. Long title isn’t it? Like the title suggests it is short – about 140 pages and it is smaller in size as well.

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The Little Book of Bull Moves in a Bear Market

11.28.2008

Bull Moves in Bear Markets… I recently received a couple of copies of The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets by Peter Schiff. I am trying to finish up two other books so I can get to this book to read it. So, while I haven’t read the book, I do know a little bit about Peter Schiff. Peter has become known for boldly proclaiming the impending economic collapse of the U.S. and while I think he has some points that are well worth considering, I am not sold on everything that Peter preaches.

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