There is so much uncertainty today… The Coronavirus continues The new administration’s agenda and Biden’s numerous executive orders Continued massive borrowing of money to overcome the impact of the Coronavirus and how could this ultimately create high inflation and higher interest rates And then last week, out of nowhere, Reddit users manipulated the price of […]
TIME: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 at 12:00 PM CT DESCRIPTION: The majority of investors invest for the purpose of increasing their net worth and providing for the future. And this has been the pattern from the beginning of modern investing. In this special webinar event, we will ask and answer the question, “Is there more [...]
State of the Company I hope this commentary finds you doing well as we all get settled into the new year. All the CIS staff is doing great and fortunately no one has gotten the coronavirus yet. We continue to be extremely careful by socially distancing ourselves from each other and fully utilizing online technologies [...]
By Bob Barber, CWS® Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” The Rule of 72 is a mathematical formula I think everyone needs to know and understand when it comes to investing. This rule is extremely powerful and can be used to determine how often [...]
By Bob Barber, CWS® 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” Life is full of risk. Every time we get into a car to go somewhere there is a RISK. Moving to a different city there is a RISK. Changing jobs for hopefully [...]
By Bob Barber, CWS® We have received many calls over the past few weeks concerning the elections. At this point, we are still waiting to see what will happen with the control of the senate. If the senate can maintain republican control, this creates “gridlock” in the government, which is typically what the markets like, [...]
Markets Update and Strategies for Christian Financial Advisors Managed Fee-Based Portfolios by Bob Barber I hope today finds you well as we continue to deal with a year for the history books. From the coronavirus, to the riots and political upheaval, to the record fires in the west and a number of hurricanes, to what [...]
We’ve included a section from Bob’s Bible study, “Biblical Viewpoints of Money and Wealth”, on secular and biblical counsel. We encourage you to take a look, get out your Bible, and fill out the questions below! Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. PROVERBS 15:22 What does Proverbs 15:22 say [...]
By Bob Barber, CWS® Counterproductive - something that has the opposite of the intended affect or that goes against what you are trying to achieve. Polarization - division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs at the same time. Adding one and taking away one = nothing Does being counterproductive, polarized, [...]
By Mary Jo Lyons, CFP® A friend recently asked me “exactly how does the Bible address financial planning and investment management principles?” I provided a short summary of the principles below but my response was not as polished as it should have been. I vowed to be able to answer this in a more thoughtful [...]
