I Yodlee. Do You?

Until recently, I was a Quicken user.
I’m talking a hard core, die-hard Quicken user. I used it to balance my checkbook, manage my investments, track my spending, and monitor my family budget. I’ve used it for fifteen years or more.
No more. Instead, I now use one of several platforms that offer account [...]

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Crown CEO Howard Dayton to Transition Leadership

Howard Dayton, co-founder of Crown Financial Ministries, the world’s
largest financial ministry, has announced his desire to begin the
process of transitioning his responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer to
a successor.
Dayton will continue to be actively involved with Crown as host for the
award winning Money Matters radio program, writing, serving on the
board, and representing the ministry.
The search for [...]

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Roth IRAs: Time Trumps Taxes

The benefits of a Roth IRA are colossally misunderstood even among CPAs and financial planners.
In nearly every piece written on the subject, the decision of investing in a Roth IRA v. a Traditional IRA boils down to one factor: your tax bracket now v. your tax bracket in retirement. If you expect your [...]

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Individual Stocks Equal Unrewarded Risk

I’m amazed at how many investors own individual stocks. There seem to be several motivations: some like the thrill and excitement of watching a stock, hoping that it will be the lottery ticket with the big payoff.
Others believe that they know something that no one else does and that they can profit from [...]

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Are You Wearying Yourself To Gain Wealth?

I counsel many people, Christians and Non-Christians alike, and I often have to deliver a difficult message:
The pursuit of wealth is sinful.
What? That sounds so un-American. So anti-free enterprise. So socialistic. Perhaps, but it’s biblical.
“Do not weary yourself to gain wealth. Cease from your consideration of it.”
Proverbs 23:4
“For the [...]

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