The Building of the Second Temple
Both before and after the Babylonian Exile, God sent many prophets to the Israelites to warn, rebuke, counsel, and encourage His people. Some were badly mistreated and suffered a great deal even at the hands of their own people. For 70 years the Israelites could not return to their homeland and more and more of […]
When Would You Like to Start Paying Taxes?
Let’s talk about real life for a minute. Financial discussions can often devolve into philosophical numerical debates that really have no place in reality. Do you want a good theory of how to have more money in your old age, or do you want to have more money in your old age? Let’s ask the […]
Covenant with David
When the generation of Moses failed to obey God, they were left to die in the wilderness. God instructed Moses to establish Joshua and Caleb to succeed him to lead a new generation to possess the Promised Land, which they did. So the age of judges began. This age lasted over 400 years – from […]
For the Successful at Building Wealth, Isn’t a 401k (or any IRA) a Bad Idea?
A similar question to the one we asked yesterday is, “What if you are successful in building wealth, will the IRA tax deferral have been a wise choice?” We have a lot of clients who are in the 25 or 28% Marginal Tax Bracket. Your marginal bracket is the bracket that your last earned dollar […]
Covenant with Moses (The Israelites)
In Genesis 15, God told Abram that his descendants would suffer as aliens in a foreign land for 400 years. According to Paul, this happened 430 years later, as the Israelites were enslaved by Egyptians. God raised up Moses to lead them out of Egypt to the land He promised to their forefathers. Exod. 19:3-6 […]
How Will Tax Changes Affect Your 401k or IRA?
“A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” (Proverbs 22:3) Do you believe taxes will go either up or down in the future? We ask this of all our clients, and almost every single one of them believes they will increase. When you look at the […]
Covenant with Jacob
In a prior post, we mentioned that Jacob cheated the birthright as well as the blessings from his twin brother Esau. This invoked great anger from Esau, so much so that he wanted to kill Jacob. Jacob had to flee from home. On his way to his uncle, God revealed Himself to him and made […]
The Real Tax Truth within 401k’s and IRA’s
15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you […]
Covenant with Abraham
Noah had three sons. When Ham uncovered his father’s nakedness, he invoked a curse upon his own son, Canaan. The priesthood was extended through Shem. And Abram was born of Shem. It is interesting to note that later, God led the Israelites out of Egypt to possess the Land He promised to Abraham, which was […]
Losing Your Velocity
“The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.” (Proverbs 14:18) Another important issue when it comes to being able to access the money that you are stewarding for the Lord is Velocity. We’ve spoken before about the importance of Velocity and I’m sure we will again. Here we’ll simply give a short […]