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Checklist for Sport Utility Vehicle Owners...and Others
Four wheels are the most stable of vehicles. "Put your investments in several places--many places even--because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in
this world." Ec 11:2
The Engine: Fear(predominate in the church), greed(predominate on Wall Street), or love? (all too often sadly missing) "There is no fear in love..."
I Jn 4:18
Rear View Mirror: Dangerous on a curvy economic road: "Where there is no vision, people perish." Prov. 29"18
Front Right Tire: Long-term CD's, Bonds and Annuities
Front Left Tire: Money markets & Short-term CD's
Right Rear Tire: International Stocks & Real Estate
Left Rear Tire: Domestic Stocks
Power and Control in All Terrain: "God makes it to rain on the just and the unjust" Mt. 5:45 and the book of Job
- Allocate
"air" to front and rear by using your age as % for front; allocate the balance to the rear.
- Adjust for your expertise and personality.
Rules of the Road
Watch the Speed Limits "If you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished." Prov 28:20 The punishment may be something like spiritual burnout.
Observe the
Yellow Lines "When you build a new house, be sure to put a railing around the edge of the roof. Then you will not be responsible if someone falls off and is killed." Deut 22:8 and
Ex 21:28-33
Help God's Hitchhikers "Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, he (the needy) will cry out to the Lord against you, and you
will be held guilty" Deut 15:9 Support community banking and micro-enterprise. Lending IS Biblical, but look for the reason the loan is needed.
"Invest to make the Kingdom, not to make money."
From a presentation by Gary D. Moore who is on the Board of Advisors for the John Templeton Foundation. Mr. Moore's own
company, Gary Moore & Co, is Counsel to Ethical and Religious Investors. He is also an author and speaker.
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