Luke Davis: The legacy of Ebenezer Scrooge revisited
As most people do, during the Christmas season, I sat down with my family and watched a Christmas Carol this past weekend. Despite the fact that I have heard the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge dozens of times before, for some reason, this year my interpretation of how Charles Dickens characterized [...]
Ron Finke: Is this a bubble? A closer look.
Through last Friday’s markets close, the stock indexes have already had a great year. Dow, up 26; S&P 500, up 20; NASDAQ 100, up 31 percentages. Yes, we may still be only a Tweet away from disaster, but Mr. Market obviously has liked the change in business climate. Other [...]
Aaron Pickert: Is $1 million enough for retirement? Probably not.
If you have ever seen the Austin Powers movies, it is hard to get the image of Mike Myers as Dr. Evil holding the world ransom for 1 million dollars out of your mind. The comedic punchline is that he’s been out of the loop since the 1960’s, back when [...]
A Debt Free Christmas
It’s that time again. Even though it comes consistently at the same time every year, Christmas somehow always seems to sneak up on us. We say that next year we will save money throughout the year to reduce the burden of all the additional expenses related to the holiday, yet [...]
How to Leave Our Legacy
Last week I discussed the opportunity to pass on to our families our bedrock principles. Some refer to this as our social capital. Our inheritance may be large or small, but the beliefs and wisdom we have gained over decades should be far more valuable than cash one hundred years [...]
What Will Be Our Legacy?
Yesterday morning at the Kingdom Advisors monthly meeting, Bill High, leader of the National Christian Foundation—Heartland organization, spoke on the subject of Legacy Planning. KA, a national organization, consists of attorneys, accountants, insurance and financial advisors across the country who are dedicated to helping members of the Church at large [...]
Cut the Cord and Cut Expenses
Anyone who has read my columns knows I’m all about saving money. I was raised by parents who never paid full price for anything and valued the “deal” more than the actual item being purchased. When people ask me how by age 30 I had a “paid off” home mortgage, [...]
Community Services League Annual Gala
Stewardship Capital is proud to continue its partnership with the Community Services League in assisting communities to reach their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability. Sponsoring events such as the 2017 Luminous Gala help us to [...]
Reflections Upon 65 Years
Being in the middle part of the Baby Boomers generation, I attained age 65 late last evening. In days of old when the Halloween Parade was always held at night on the 31st, bad weather notwithstanding, my Mother and family had to break through the parade to reach the Independence [...]
Keeping up with the Joneses in the Era of Social Media
For generations, “keeping up with the Joneses” has been a national pastime. Because Americans seem to be naturally competitive, many of us feel the need to make sure we measure up to our peers. In the new age of social media our desire to see how we measure up to [...]