One of the big things we're passionate about at Faith Driven Investor is going back to "The Book". We believe that God speaks to us through His Word and that all of Scripture is useful for instruction on how to formulate and execute an investment strategy.
Read MoreWhat would Jesus buy?
That question is spreading in the investing world, as evangelicals and other Christians seek investment management and financial planning to match their interpretation of biblical principles.
Read MoreI first visited Nairobi almost 20 years ago, and it was there I first recognized the potential of businesses to drive Kingdom transformation. I was back and forth several times, working to establish a partnership with churches led by a group of remarkable Kenyan leaders who were creative, courageous, and whose redemptive influence across the entire city of Nairobi was extraordinary.
Read MoreIn my 20s, I faced a decision: accept a job at a large, multinational corporation or pursue vocational ministry. With a freshly minted degree from an international MBA program in the Arabic language track, I was certainly more strategically positioned for the corporate job.
Read More“Before we can even ask how things might go wrong, we must first explain how they could ever go right.”
These words from Friederich August Hayek, the Australian-born economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974, set us on our path.
Read MoreI had invested in an early childhood business that operated on a close-knit ecosystem. The accountant, auditor, uniform and food suppliers, lawyer, trainers, and bus drivers were friends of the founders and met regularly at the religious place of worship for weekly prayers.
Read MoreThe purpose of the study was to better understand what widows experience and thus build a service model that engages, educates, and equips them to make wise financial decisions for their lives.
In October 2013, Ronald Blue & Co. asked selected widowed clients who are served out of their Atlanta office to participate in a small, intimate focus group.
Read MoreWe know intuitively that leadership and governance matter. Whether you are referring to a nation or a company, the manner in which people are led and governed greatly influences their creativity and productivity.
Read MoreIt’s not every day you get to have a conversation with someone who is widely considered to be a founding father, but that’s exactly where we found ourselves with Ron Blue. If you’ve been around the Faith Driven Investing conversation at all, you’ve no doubt heard the name, which is why we’re so excited he agreed to sit down with us.
Read MoreYesterday, Molly Worthen of the New York Times wrote an article highlighting the works of Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor and many other friends!
Read MoreMoney is very emotional, and the markets are very emotional. And so a client will own a portfolio and see a portfolio sell off and not know what to do. It just has been a very important lesson for me to realize that it’s not just numbers on a spreadsheet – it’s someone’s dreams and it’s someone’s livelihood. I need to be respectful of that and a good steward of that.
Read MoreIntel Corporation [ticker: INTC] is the largest semiconductor chip manufacturer in the United States (second largest in the world behind #1 Samsung) and ranks number 46th in the 2018 Fortune 500 ranking of largest companies in the United States by revenue.
Read MoreChristians know God cares deeply about His children who are trapped in poverty. The Bible has more than 300 verses on the topic of poverty and social justice. Jesus quoted these words from Isaiah 61:1-2 at the start of His earthly ministry.
Read MoreMy time of service at Crown Financial Ministries was a life-changing experience. Through this I felt the Lord had given me Matthew 25 as my “life chapter” to live out in all areas of my life.
Read MoreFaith-based investments (FBI) are generally considered as the first proponents of the responsible investing segment, which screens out companies with businesses not complying with a precise set of beliefs. On the other side, sustainable issues are affecting financial markets including environmental, social, and governance metrics into corporate valuation.
Read MoreAll of us want to make wise investing decisions. For many today, that means focusing on profit. And while that may be the de facto understanding of wise investing, it isn’t wise.
What does wisdom mean?
Read MoreToday’s episode finds us all the way down under—in Australia with our guest Tim Macready. Tim is Chief Investment Officer at Christian Super. He has been responsible for the development of the Fund’s Responsible Investment Approach, which is applied across the entire portfolio and now incorporates Negative Screening and Impact Investing.
Read MoreThe confrontation with the moneychangers has been used to enlist Jesus into an ideological war against finance. There are many examples, but probably the best known of them is FDR's inaugural address in which he extensively referenced this text.
Read MoreIn 2001 a 79-year-old man starting a financial services business asked me if I’d join him as an associate in starting a new business. I’ll never forget his response when I asked what in the world a 79-year-old was doing starting a business, “Mike, retirement is deadly. It’ll kill you!
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