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In Order to Have, You Must Be
The Hull house is knee deep in our first year of little league baseball and my son, Matthew, age 7, is all-in. Every chance he gets, we’re playing catch, hitting, fielding, running bases, and talking strategy. Our...
Read MoreLoss Aversion
We feel the pain of a loss much more than we feel the pleasure from a similar sized gain..
Read MoreManaging Investor Behavior
With recent stock market volatility, it's important to understand the tools used to manage investor behavior.
Read MoreTraits of a Prudent Investor
Investors tend to make poor decisions when emotions get involved in the process.
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Qualified Charitable Distributions
With the start of the new year, comes new planning opportunities to those in retirement, specifically those who give to charity and are age 72 and older.
Read MorePart 14: Investment Decision Making
Making an informed investment decision is paramount to your future comfortability and confidence. Thoroughly understanding why you chose a specific investment vehicle and how it works can help alleviate some of the stress that comes...
Read MorePart 13: Investing Concepts
Saving for the future is not about better investment returns, it’s how much you’re actually saving. Read on for more time tested investing concepts from the Word.
Read MorePart 12: Saving
“Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes money.” - Benjamin Franklin
Read MorePart 11: Protection Options
Last time we reviewed the foundational financial concept of Protecting. We now turn our focus to the various Protection Options, including insurance and legal documents.
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 10: Protecting
When considering protection strategies, don't be 'like a foolish man who built his house on the sand."
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 9: Debt
Debt is like running a marathon with a 50 pound backpack on. It can be done, but you would have done better without the added weight.
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 8: Planning
Planning is foundational. It is on-going. Choose someone to work with that you can trust and hold common values and morals.
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 7: Giving
We have a responsibility to give in order to honor and glorify the greatest Gift-Giver...
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 6: Idolizing Money & Possessions, Continued
Money itself is neither good nor bad. Our intentions, our motives, our thoughts and desires, our focus and purpose in life, can all be skewed when we choose to love money more than God.
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 5: Idolizing Money & Possessions
When thinking of idolatry, the obvious idea is that it’s the worshipping of something: an image, statue, etc. But to the Christ follower, idolatry comes in many other subtle ways and has been around since Adam & Eve...
Read MoreParadigm Shift: Pay Taxes…Now!
Tax season is often focused on delaying paying taxes until a future date. Consider a paradigm shift: Pay taxes now.
Read MoreMoney God's Way, Part 4: Contentment
When you are truly content, you are truly living, and truly free.
Read MoreMONEY GOD'S WAY: FINANCIAL CONCEPTS FOR CHRIST FOLLOWERS, PART 3
As Christ followers, the bible charges us with many responsibilities when it comes to our money and possessions...
Read MoreMONEY GOD'S WAY: FINANCIAL CONCEPTS FOR CHRIST FOLLOWERS, PART 2
What drives your decision making when it comes to finances? Consider these money attitudes...
Read MoreMoney God's Way: Financial Concepts For Christ Followers, Part 1
Introduction As a Christ follower since 1998, being in the financial planning business since 2003, and a Certified Financial PlannerTM practitioner since 2010, I’m still in awe at how much the Bible says about money. According to...
Read MorePaying off Debt: Debt Snowball vs. Highest Interest First
When it comes to the right strategy to pay off debt, you’ll get a passionate debate on the best way to do so. My opinion: Whatever works for you...
Read MoreSaving vs. Investing
Saving vs. Investing Saving and investing may seem like the same things, but they’re actually quite different. One must come before the other. You can’t start investing for growth without first having sufficient savings for...
Read MoreFinancial Flexibility
Just as a gymnast is flexible, her abilities didn’t happen overnight. It takes hard work, dedication, persistence, and sacrifice. These are also the required traits of those working towards financial flexibility...
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