This week’s edition of Midweek Stewardship is the first of a roughly monthly exploration of the seminal work of the economic writer Henry Hazlett, Economics in One Lesson. This work draws heavily upon the insights of the great French economist Frederic Bastiat. His key insight was to look at that which is not seen. So, …
Part 1: Why No One Should Be in the Markets Today begins a series, to appear roughly once per month, on the main ways that the financial system rips off the average worker and investor. This is based upon my nearly decade-long tenure in the financial services industry. Investor Returns vs. Investment Returns The sad …
Monthly Recap The month of April saw gains in most sectors of the market. The S & P 500 was up, but domestic small cap stocks were down. This likely reflects the weakening economy that hits smaller companies first. This same split was seen between foreign developed stocks and foreign emerging stocks, as the more …
Get Started, It’s Biblical You Know This week’s edition of Midweek Stewardship is a focus on savings, the building block of all successful financial stewardship. There are many tools and strategies to achieve a sensible spending plan and save money as a result. The first thing you need is a commitment. It is kind of …
What is the Issue? The title sounds like something the “Soup Nazi” from Seinfeld fame would say. Yet, there is in fact a movement afoot in the United States to restrict the amount of US land that Chinese entities can purchase. It is true that Chinese purchases of land, particularly farmland have increased by a …
Defining Our Terms The focus for this edition of Midweek Stewardship is all the turmoil in the banking sector and how this relates to the broader economy. First it is helpful to define our terms. Fractional Reserve Banking: This is a term that refers to the type of banking system in the world today. It …
This week we begin an additional feature to Believe and Obey. Every Wednesday we will focus on stewardship and the prudent use of the resources God has placed in our care. Given my background this seems a reasonable response to God’s gifts to me. Each week will focus on an aspect of financial stewardship and …