March 2023 Market Commentary Update & the Banking System

03/13/2023Posted in Blogs, Market Commentaries, Newsletters, Investing, Finance, Business

Market Commentary Update & the Banking System This is Bob Barber of Christian Financial Advisors. Yesterday morning all our advisors met to discuss the markets and what is happening in the present banking system. I asked one of our advisors, Don VandeVanter, to write a commentary on this matter. Don is a CPA and has [...]

January 2023 Market Commentary

01/03/2023Posted in Blogs, Market Commentaries, Newsletters, Investing, Finance, Business

Market Commentary: 2022 Recap and 2023 Forward By Bob Barber and Shawn Peters As we begin 2023, we look back on 2022 and look forward to this new year. Last year was volatile for the stock markets as they entered into a Bear Market (a 20% decline from previous highs) in June. Today as I [...]

September 2022 Market Commentary

09/16/2022Posted in Blogs, Newsletters, Investing, Finance, Business, Market Commentaries

First Things First September 13, 2022 was the worst day of the year for the overall markets. This was caused by news that inflation was higher than expected and concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise rates. Then on the very next day, on September 14th, news was released indicating wholesale prices had [...]

10 Principles Of Successful Investing

05/19/2022Posted in Investing, Newsletters, Blogs, Finance

By Bob Barber, CWS®, CKA® Establish written financial goals: PROVERBS 20:5, PROVERBS 21:5 Seek wise financial and investment counsel: PROVERBS 19:20 Cultivate a long-term perspective: LUKE 14:28 Diversify your portfolio: ECCLESIASTES 11:2 Consistency is crucial, don’t make haste to “get rich quick”: PROVERBS 28:20-22 Avoid risky investments if you can’t afford a loss: ECCLESIASTES 5:13, [...]

Mid-April 2022 Market Commentary

04/14/2022Posted in Blogs, Market Commentaries, Newsletters, Investing, Finance, Business

Mid-April 2022 Market Commentary First Things First In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a large influx of prospective clients the likes of which we haven’t seen in a long time. In my many years of experience, this is a good and bad thing because this happens every time I have seen a prolonged bear/down [...]

Mid-March 2022 Market Commentary

03/14/2022Posted in Blogs, Business, Market Commentaries, Newsletters, Investing, Finance

Mid-March 2022 Market Commentary The Ukrainian/Russian war, Iran's missile launch a few days ago, high gasoline prices not seen in 8 years, rampant inflation from over 9 trillion dollars in stimulus packages the last few years, political instability, and extreme volatility in the stock and bond markets. If it all sounds quite concerning, it is [...]

February 2022 Markets Update Webinar

03/02/2022Posted in Blogs, Market Commentaries, Investing, Finance, Business

February 25th, 2022 Market Commentary

02/24/2022Posted in Blogs, Investing, Finance, Business, Newsletters, Market Commentaries

February 25th, 2022 Market Commentary As promised in the text we sent out this morning, with the world events that are unfolding at this time due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and how this may affect the markets, here is the Market Commentary. We have also scheduled a webinar for Saturday, February 26th at 11am Central [...]

February 1st, 2022 Market Commentary

02/01/2022Posted in Blogs, Market Commentaries, Newsletters, Investing, Finance, Business

February 1st, 2022 Market Commentary January was a very emotional and speculative month for the markets as day traders reacted aggressively to the Federal Reserve and what it MAY do with interest rates between now and the end of the year and how they could affect the profitability of companies. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), [...]

Questions to ask when the markets are down

01/21/2022Posted in Blogs, Risk Management, Asset Protection, Investing

By Bob Barber, CWS®, CKA® The only guarantee in the stock market is that it will have ups and downs. This is true in any market, not just the stock market. So what should you ask yourself when the markets are in a downward trend? Take a look through the following seven questions to help [...]