Brittany Underwood built Akola from nothing — each item of jewelry handmade in Uganda and distributed through their warehouse in the States where most jobs are held by women recently released from prison.
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The concept of the buy-out fund has been around for decades, if not centuries. The latest flavor of the buy-out fund, the “search fund,” has garnered an increasing level of press over the past few years.
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Is wealth creation godly or greedy?
The Bible teaches that the creation of wealth is both a godly gift and a command. Unfortunately, the biblical role of wealth creation is misunderstood in many churches today.
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The phrase “What would Jesus do?” or “WWJD” emerged in American consciousness during the 1990s as motto for many Christians seeking to regularly reflect on how the moral teachings of Jesus could be reflected in their daily lives.
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What a blessing to be in this room. A room of Christ-followers who share a common faith in God as sovereign over everything, including the investment markets in which many of us work day by day. But more than that, we share a common goal that the name of Jesus be glorified in that marketplace; that as stewards we be found faithful with what God has entrusted to us.
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Much attention is being given today to the behavioral study of investors. Irrational investment decisions have resulted in below market returns for many investors. This is coupled with neurological research revealing strong psychological impact from investment gains and losses.
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More than thirty years ago, I began work in the community investment field as a Jewish activist working with people of other faiths, races and national origins. Working now at the Calvert Foundation, I have found an eagerness among other faith-based investors to continue growing the impact investing field which has become much larger and more financially sophisticated than it was a generation ago.
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The Bible teaches that we are stewards of all we have. Everything, including “our” money, has been entrusted to us by God so we may faithfully steward it for His glory and our joy. This is true of each dollar (or pound, euro, shilling, or peso!) we have, whether we spend it today, save it for later, or give it away. Our financial choices should reflect our faith.
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Did you consult the Bible before you bought into your investment portfolio?
That may seem like a strange question, but the Bible has a lot to say to Christians about how to manage investments with both financial and moral implications.
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Inspire Investing, a global leader in the faith-based, biblically responsible investing (BRI) movement, ranked as the 8th fastest growing firm in Financial Advisor Magazine’s (FA) annual “RIA Ranking” report. This marks the third consecutive year that Inspire has been recognized in the RIA Ranking of fastest growing firms.
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When Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century was published in English in 2014, the issue of income inequality was brought again to the forefront of a very heated discussion. More than three years later, the topic is still being discussed, and I’m glad.
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Against all the striving of sustainable, responsible, and impact investors today, there still exists a strong, prevailing headwind: the popular belief that the purpose of business is to create wealth. To make profit. To maximize shareholder value.
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Can we be faithful without being fruitful? It is a crucial question for each one of us to ponder. When Jesus gathered his apprentices around him in the upper room the night before his crucifixion, he said something of great importance.
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At Access Ventures, they talk a lot about one-pocket investing and what it means for their organization.
And as they say themselves, we can’t do it all—no one can. Access Ventures partners with the Caprock Group as financial advocates for their values within the broader asset management system.
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Any conversation about real estate investment comes down to two words: risk and reward. All investments have both, but let’s talk about some rewards that go beyond just financial to an even more significant impact for the Kingdom of God.
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Faith-based investors represent trillions of AUM and have a long history as pioneers in sustainable investing. However, despite leadership in responsible investing strategies such as shareholder advocacy, divestment, and negative screening, faith-based investors, as a whole, have yet to pursue major impact investing portfolios.
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“Jobs, not aid, are the most urgent need of these starving people,” I thought. We crouched on the dirt floor of a twelve-foot diameter grass hut in the Omo River Valley of Southern Ethiopia.
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There is nothing like the power of getting together. There's something catalytic about spending time praying for what God might do in this space. What started off as a small gathering of 30 friends we had to cap out at 175 leaders of the Faith Driven Investor gathering in Deer Valley, Utah for a day of prayer and shaping the conversation.
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On March 17 many people around the globe celebrate St. Patrick. He was a human trafficking victim in the 5th century, who became a missionary to the people and land (Ireland) where he was a slave.
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There are two commonly asked questions when the Christian Investment Forum introduces our mission of “Advancing the Awareness and Use of Biblically Responsible Investing“. They are “What is BRI?” and “Why should BRI be used?”.
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