This monthly communication, “Financial Bullet Points,” will quickly and easily cover the main financial issues we see affecting the markets without being bogged down with a lot of details.
Written by Bob Barber, Matthew Barrovecchio, and Don VandeVanter
Prepared on May 23rd, 2025
The Bullet Points for June are:
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- Stay the Course: Investors who abandoned their long-term investment strategy due to market volatility in April likely find themselves remorseful after the rebound that has occurred late-April and most of May. During times like these, it is okay to re-evaluate your risk tolerance at the margins, but reacting to short-term market events is often a losing strategy.
- Inflation: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in at 0.2% for the month of April, marking the third straight month that month-over-month CPI came in below expectations. This also coincides with President Trump’s first three full months of his second term. Year-over-year CPI came in at 2.3%, the closest to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target since March 2021.
- Trade Deals: The US has reached trade deals with the U.K. and China, bringing some clarity to the global economy that the markets have applauded. These agreements are likely to serve as the barometer for other trade partners of the US over the coming months.
- Corporate Engagement: Your Biblically Responsible Investment portfolio is about more than just excluding companies that go against God’s Word. Companies like Inspire and Eventide are ‘playing offense’ as well, engaging with senior leadership of organizations across the land in an effort to change the culture of corporate America. They are shining Light in darkness in an effort to redeem territory for God’s Glory.
- Continuing Education and Scriptures. This month’s programs for Christian Financial Perspectives are listed below along with our Scriptures for the month:
- Ep 227 – 6/3/25 – Christian Stewardship and Investing
- Ep 228 – 6/17/25 – History Lessons of the Markets
- Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.”
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 tells us that there will always be good times, tough times, and good times again. Stock markets are a lot like life and the weather. It’s beautiful one day, followed by thunderstorms the next, followed by a beautiful day again. The wise know panicking causes more harm than the actual cause.
As we navigate these dynamic market conditions, let us remain steadfast in our commitment to biblical stewardship, trusting that faithful management of the resources God has entrusted to us will bear fruit for His Kingdom regardless of short-term market fluctuations.
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Bob Barber
Senior Wealth Advisor & President
Matthew Barrovecchio, CFP®
Senior Wealth Advisor
Don VandeVanter, CPA
Wealth Advisor
Christian Financial Advisors®