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 Do You Decide if an Investment is Right for You?
It’s easy to decide not to invest in an investment opportunity if it doesn’t sound good right off that bat. But what if it does sound good? Most investments proposed to you will likely sound compelling or the person telling you about it wouldn’t be doing so. So how do you decide if you should […]
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 […]
The Orchard
“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” (John 15:8) You’ve studied what it means to be the steward who God calls you to be. You’ve become more crystal clear on His purpose in your life. You’ve established a solid foundation by nurturing every important aspect […]
How Do You Diversify Savings Away from the Dollar?
If you’re trying to maintain a safe Cash Reserve, but have determined that the US Government is acting to destroy the value of Cash, what do you do? We’re going to look at two major categories of savings to consider as well as look into the advantages and risks of each. First, it’s worth repeating […]
This Blog: Moving Forward
As I mentioned in a post a few days ago, we’re moving! We’re changing our web address from kingdomcalling.com. We are making this switch on November 23rd. Important: if you are an RSS Feed Reader, your feed may be interrupted on November 23rd. To continue receiving this blog feed, you may need to go sign […]
Rate of Return: Beyond the Basics
When discussing investments, Rate of Return often comes up. Do you know what it is? And how to calculate it? We’ll start with the basic concept of internal rate of return and then discuss external rate of return. So what is Internal Rate of Return? IRR is a micro-economic calculation used to determine the growth […]
Becoming Your Own Banker Videos
We’ve just finished a huge series on how to use Whole Life Insurance policies to provide a foundation for wealth building. One of the key benefits that we discussed was the way that you can apply banking principles to your own life and keep the massive profits that you are currently giving to an outside […]
How 401K’s and Most IRA’s Limit Investment Options
The vast majority of Qualified Plans (which would include 401(k)’s, 403(b)’s, as well as self directed IRA’s (whether they’re Traditional IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP IRA, or any other) have very limited investment options. Which means you’re not able to invest in the things that you might like to invest in. If the best investment for […]