Economic Update – Banking System Failure
We’re focusing on the failure of the banking system in this week’s economic update video. We decided to start this one with some good news in commercial real estate. We then move into some bleaker news out of our banking system as well as mortgage delinquency news, Warren Buffett’s partner and the St. Louis Federal […]
Who is Accountable if the Investment Goes Wrong (loss, default, etc.)?
When it comes to your investing, “Where does the buck stop?” Anytime you get involved with an investment, you do so because you believe that it will go well. One of the most important things to do when making any new investment decision is to think through all the possible negative outcomes so you have […]
Acquiring the Kingdom of God
Heaven is totally outside of our current understanding, how do we acquire this kingdom? “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) The poor are hungry. They are desperate. They beg. They plead. They want what you have. Jesus says that if you are poor in spirit, and […]
What Gospel Did Jesus & the Apostles Teach?
Scripture is very clear about what the nature of the good news is. We can look at the words of Christ or the early Apostles to see this. Even John the Baptist, who did not inherit, nor understand the kingdom, preached of its arrival through Jesus. However, because we’ve heard the wrong thing so often, […]
The Gospel of the Kingdom – The Purpose & Plan of God Pointing Towards Fulfillment
What is the gospel (good news)? We stated last week that what we normally hear presented as the gospel is but a shell of the good news Christ and the apostles taught. We have an event scheduled tonight to deliver and discuss the pure, unfiltered gospel as taught by Christ which you can sign up […]
Taught By God
Almost three years ago, I visited Israel with Kara, Joe, & Glenn and some new friends which made up our mission trip team. One night the section of our group was in the home of some Jewish believers for their fellowship meeting. At the beginning of the formal time, we all began to pray and […]
Cash Flow
The only true way to know that an investment is worthy of your capital is to measure the cash that it produces. You might have savings (such as gold or silver) that produce no cash flow for you, but when analyzing an investment you need to be very aware of its cash flow potential. If […]
Two Types of Leverage
1) Leveraging relationships – Let’s say that you have assets to invest, but aren’t sure what to invest in. You have a friend who has expertise in a particular field but can’t capitalize on it as much as the potential is there for without more capital. You can each leverage what the other has to […]
When Analyzing an Investment, What are the Underlying Economic Principles that Make it Work?
Every investment opportunity, financial product, or business opportunity must take advantage of economic principles to be successful. It’s important for you to understand what these are so you have a basis for knowing the dynamics involved in bringing success to your overall financial planning. Whether you’re looking at a real estate, stock, bond, gold, silver, […]
How Can You be a Better Investor?
We are starting a new series with the goal of making you a better investor. We expect this to be a long topic and perhaps it will actually be more like a series of topics, but wanted to give you an idea of where we’re going. We haven’t written this material yet, so it can […]