Investing Ingredients: Check Label Before Consuming
January 23, 2019
By Sean Weaver, Financial Advisor, WWK Wealth Advisors Picture this scene. It’s just before dinnertime and a husband and wife are standing in the kitchen going through the day’s mail…
Why We Don’t Get Around to Doing Important Things
January 08, 2019
By Chad Hamilton, CFP The beginning of a new year is a time when many of us want to turn over a new leaf by setting resolutions about positive changes…
Making Retirement Meaningful
December 12, 2018
By Chad Hamilton, CFP, CAP Note: At the end of this article we have created a short assessment that will help clarify your own vision for the next phase of life! Retirement…
Making Time for the Important Things
October 10, 2018
[arve url="https://youtu.be/YfCUtMROszg" /] Hi there. This is Cassie Laymon, with Beacon Wealth Consultants. Today, I am thinking about the competition that we have between busyness and getting things done, and…
The True Purpose of Investing
September 08, 2018
In this 2 minute video, Dr. Finny Kuruvilla, Chief Investment Officer at Eventide, succinctly explains the true purpose of investing! [embed]https://youtu.be/NXIp0LITw4Q[/embed] FINNY KURUVILLA JULY 27, 2018 | 2 MIN VIDEO…
Avoiding the Temptation of Ill-Gotten Gain
August 30, 2018
Cassandra Laymon, CFP, CKA, MBA We dropped Sam off at college last weekend. It’s a day I’ve been equally anticipating and dreading for a number of years. I am excited…
Where is Your Treasure?
August 07, 2018
Money and possessions are mentioned more than 2,000 times in the Bible, more than prayer and faith combined. Of all the lessons Jesus taught during His time on earth, money…
How to Make Your Money Matter
July 11, 2018
by: Cassandra Laymon, CFP®, MBA® Do you think God cares about how we make money? Consider the company where you work. While you may not work in an industry like…
Words vs. Action
June 13, 2018
by: Cassandra Laymon, CFP®, MBA on Responsible Investing But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. -James 1:22 When I…
Bitcoin and Biblically Responsible Investing
May 30, 2018
Investing in Bitcoin By Hillary Sunderland, CFA, CKA Cryptocurrencies continue to be a hot topic in the media. After a meteoric rise in 2017, the most popular of these —Bitcoin…
Perfectionism and BRI
May 09, 2018
By: Cassandra Laymon, CFP, CKA, MBA In his 2001 classic Good to Great, Jim Collins asserts that “Good is the enemy of great,” meaning that you can be doing a…
What is a Shining Light Company?
April 11, 2018
By Rick Laymon, CFP, CKA Every Saturday we share out through our social media platforms a special blog we call a Shining Light Company Spotlight. We believe that companies that…
Why is Twenty-one the Legal Drinking Age?
March 28, 2018
By: Cassandra Laymon, CFP®, MBA Tis’ the season for proms and graduation parties, which will soon lead to Memorial Day and Fourth of July parties. While I love the warmer…
Special Market Update
March 24, 2018
In recent weeks, trade policies have become the dominant theme driving the financial markets, which has led to a retesting of mid-February lows. Attention has turned to the critical U.S.-China…
Why We Don’t Invest in Gambling and Casinos
March 21, 2018
by: Cassandra Laymon, CFP®, MBA I moved to New Jersey in 1996, and one of my first rights of passage was a trip to Atlantic City. I had never gambled…