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- Category: BRI
- Does God Care How I Invest His Money?
- Financial Stewardship in Action: A New Initiative at Beacon Wealth Consultants
- What is a CKA®?
- Dole plc: A Shining Light Company
- Beyond Generosity
- But, there are no perfect companies…
- 2024 Stewardship Report
- O’Reilly: A Shining Light Company
- Ill-gotten Gain from Your Portfolio
- Don’t Settle for a Cheap Imitation
- Investing in Companies that Follow the Golden Rule
- Shining Light Spotlight: TransMedics
- Discovering Shining Light Companies!
- From Awareness to Action: Combating Sex Trafficking through Faith-Based Investing
- Shining Light Spotlight: Alexandria Real Estate
- God’s Story of Investing
- The World’s Story of Investing
- Three Approaches to Faith-Based Investing
- 2023 Positive Impact Report
- Become a Better Christian Steward in 2024
- What is Faith-Based Investing?
- Which retirement plan is best for my church?
- Are Christian Nonprofits Undermining Their Own Mission?
- Investing Ingredients: Check Label Before Consuming
- The Pandemic and Pornography
- Coronavirus and the Rise of Alcoholism
- Investing to Bless the World
- To boycott or to not invest: Is it the same thing?
- Pro-life? You’re Probably Profiting from Abortion
- Don’t forget, you are investing in companies!
- JUUL: Why It Doesn’t Pay to Invest in Addiction
- July 2022 Clean Water Well Impact Report
- How do you know what you’re invested in?
- Pro-Life Investing
- Positive Alignment: Demonstrating Strong Servant Leadership
- Shining Light Spotlight: Lowe’s
- Investing is Not Morally Neutral
- Is there such a thing as bad profit?
- Life
- Biblically Responsible Investing: My Story
- Abortion Aftermath: Beyond Statistics
- The Principles Behind Faith Based Investing
- 002 – What is Biblically Responsible Investing?
- Jane’s BRI Moment
- 011 – What Transgender Bathrooms Have To Do With Your Portfolio
- Where do You draw the line?
- Interview on “The Meeting House” with Bob Crittendon
- BWC President, Cassie Laymon’s interview on Janet Parshall
- 015 – The Question of Ownership
- God Owns It All
- Are You Unknowingly Supporting the Abortion Industry?
- A Snapshot of Biblically Responsible Investing
- Should You Invest in Tobacco Companies?
- Sometimes We Need to Sweat the Small Stuff
- Can My Investments Make A Difference?
- 022 – BRI Screening with Rusty Leonard and Olivia Hann
- Should You Invest in Pornography and Adult Entertainment?
- Alcohol and BRI: Can We Have a Drink and Invest in It Too?
- 026 – How to Protest Business Practices You Oppose: Interview with Tom Strobhar
- Does God Really Own it All?
- 3 Questions to Ask About the Impact of My Purchases vs. My Investments
- 027 – Investing is Ownership with Jason Myhre of Eventide
- The Undeniable Link Between Pornography and Human Trafficking
- Should You Invest in Gambling and Casinos?
- Perfectionism and BRI
- Bitcoin and Biblically Responsible Investing
- 032 – BRI from a Pastoral Point of View with the Honorable Sam Rohrer
- 033 – What is a Shining Light Company?
- Avoiding the Temptation of Ill-Gotten Gain
- The True Purpose of Investing
- Category: College Financial Planning
- Category: Company News
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Named a 2024 Best Christian Workplace
- Happy Thanksgiving from the Home Office!
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Sponsors Christian Medical & Dental Associations 2022 National Convention
- Meet Nikki Krishnan
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Announce New Director of Advisory Services
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Named a Best Christian Workplace
- Faith-based Investing Company Beacon Wealth Consultants Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
- Hickory Advisor Kirk Hobart Obtains Certified Kingdom Advisor® Designation
- Interview with Kim Jenkins
- Interview with Denny Gillard
- Interview with Jerry McMillan
- Interview with Rick Laymon
- Interview with Cassandra Laymon
- 023 – What does a Chief Investment Officer do?
- Interview with Hillary Sunderland
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Celebrates 20 years of Building Dreams AND Preserving Values
- Interview with Mike Sunderland
- Beacon Wealth Consultants, Inc. Launches LightPoint Kingdom(k)™ Retirement Plan
- Beacon Wealth Consultants Launches Turn-Key Portfolios for Christian Advisors
- Category: Current Events
- What You Need to Know about the One Big Beautiful Bill
- March 2025 Market Commentary + Tariffs!
- 3 Reasons Not to Worry About Social Security
- Caution – WhatsApp Investing Scam!
- Four Retirement Plan Changes Taking Effect January 1st
- Using Retirement Plan Distributions for Disaster Relief: What You Need to Know
- Faith, Finances, and Olympic Dedication
- Investing During an Election Year
- Our Review of the Netflix Documentary: The Social Dilemma
- Looking ahead to 2021: What We Expect
- Not So Fast! Timing is the Key for Your Third Stimulus Check
- Finding Hope Despite High Inflation
- What Does SECURE Act 2.0 Mean for You?
- Category: Faith & Family
- FIRE and the Bigger Barns Blunder
- Your Days are Numbered: A Retirement Perspective from Psalm 90
- You can trust God with your needs
- Already gave up on your New Year resolutions? Try these!
- The Best Christmas Present Ever
- Finding Contentment in a Black Friday World
- Work and Worship
- The blessings of difficult decisions
- Is your trust in God or money?
- History’s Most Influential Man
- Year-End Reflection Questions
- To us a child is born
- Rejoice in the Lord this Thanksgiving
- Why We Don’t Get Around to Doing Important Things
- The Problem With Following Your Passion
- Responding to Suffering with Compassion and Generosity
- Fear and Volatility
- The Best Way to Make Money…According to the Bible
- 5 Tips for Teaching Young Kids Money Management
- Using Discernment to Handle Information Overload
- Retirement: A Time of Purpose and Impact
- God Can Use Your Generosity in Big Ways
- 4 Non-Financial Retirement Questions to Ask Yourself
- Why did Jesus treat two rich men differently?
- Hope, Joy, and Thanksgiving
- Joy to the World!
- 6 Thoughts on New Year Goal Setting
- How to talk with your spouse about money
- Does God Care About My Financial Problems?
- Learning from Martin Frobisher’s Fool’s Gold
- 6 Biblical Principles of Financial Planning
- 26 Negative Money & Marriage Dynamics and 3 Big Solutions
- Mary Jones: Ordinary Housekeeper, Extraordinary Giver
- Estate Planning from a Biblical Perspective: Preparing for the Future with Wisdom
- The Purpose of Business
- Easter
- What the Parable of the Vine and Branches Teaches About the Stock Market
- They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love by Cassandra Laymon
- Easter Scavenger Hunt for the Family
- Why You Can Trust in God’s Provision – and Not Worry
- Life without a Bucket List
- The Plans of the Diligent
- Are You Experiencing God?
- 012 – Don’t Let Fear Interfere
- 013 – Busyness as Usual
- Everything is Mine!
- Legacy – What Really Matters
- The Value of Planning
- How Much Do We Need to Keep?
- Money and Your Marriage
- How much do we need to make?
- 018 – Kids and Money
- Built to Last
- Why Investing is Not Gambling
- Are God and Money Bitter Enemies?
- 028 – Talking About Money in Your Marriage
- 029 – Protect Young Eyes with guest Chris McKenna
- Why is Twenty-one the Legal Drinking Age?
- 030 – Interview with Keith Farmer of Street Ransom
- 031 – A Gospel Based Approach to Money
- Where is Your Treasure?
- 034 – Interview with Liberty University student Jake Preston
- Category: Financial Planning
- What is a CFP® Professional?
- The Christian CEO’s Guide to Stress-Free 401(k) Management
- 7 Things to do during market volatility
- What is a Faith-Based Donor-Advised Fund?
- Is gold a good investment?
- Why is Asset Allocation Important?
- Should pastors save for retirement?
- The Trouble with Trailing Returns
- A Great Way to Save More in 2024
- What estate planning documents do I need?
- What is Investor Fatigue?
- Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor
- 9 Easy Financial Actions to Take this Month
- The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make (Part 1)
- 8 Reasons to Work with a Financial Advisor
- How to Choose a Financial Advisor
- Preparing for Your First Financial Planning Meeting
- What are I Bonds?
- Is now a good time to do a Roth Conversion?
- The Estate Plan Documents Everyone Needs
- Watch Out for These Common Senior Scams
- 4 Financial Retirement Questions to Ask Yourself
- November 2022 Market Commentary – Generating Tax Alpha
- GOATs, Recency Bias, and Investing
- What is Sequence of Returns Risk?
- Financial Literacy Book Recommendations
- Would you buy a house without knowing anything about it?
- Investing FOMO: Don’t Follow the Herd
- 003 – Savvy Social Security Planning
- Savvy Social Security Planning – 2015 Webinar
- 004 – The Six Biblical Truths of Financial Planning
- Why Biblical Preparedness?
- 005 – Managing Health Care and Medicare Expenses in Retirement
- Managing Healthcare and Medicare Expenses in Retirement
- Worried About the Market? Here Are Some Things You Need to Know
- Recent Changes to Your Social Security Benefits
- 014 – Choosing the Right Financial Advisor
- Power of Contentment
- Debt is a Heavy Burden to Bear
- 016 – Should Christians Spend Money on Entertainment?
- The Benefits of Seeking Wise Investment Counsel
- 017 – How Much Is Enough?
- How Many Baskets Do I Need for My Eggs?
- 019 – The Little Things Really Do Matter
- The Emotional Side of Investing: Part I – Fear
- The Emotional Side of Investing: Part II – Pride
- The Emotional Side of Investing: Part III – Greed
- 020 – The Emotional Side of Investing
- What is a Mutual Fund?
- What Is A Bond?
- How Does My Account Grow? The Difference Between Capital Gains, Dividends and Interest
- 021 – How do financial advisors get paid?
- Crucial Retirement Planning Milestones: What Happens at 59½ and 70½?
- When Should I Start Taking My Social Security Benefit?
- Let’s Start at the Very Beginning…
- Waypoint 1: Getting Your Financial House in Order
- The Stewardship Journey Waypoint 2: Setting Sail
- 024 – The Stewardship Journey Part 1
- Waypoint Three: The Voyage
- Waypoint 4: Full Sail
- 025 – The Stewardship Journey Part II
- What is the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability?
- Tips for Overcoming the Most Common Investment Errors
- Category: Market Update
- June 2025 Market Commentary
- December 2024 Market Commentary
- October 2024 Market Commentary
- August 2024 Market Correction
- June 2024 Market Commentary
- Market Commentary – 1st Quarter 2024
- December 2023 Market Commentary
- 4th Quarter Market Commentary
- January 2019 Market Commentary
- February 2019 Market Commentary
- March 2019 Market Commentary
- April 2019 Market Commentary
- May 2019 Market Commentary
- June 2019 Market Update
- July 2019 Market Commentary
- August 2019 Market Commentary
- September 2019 Market Commentary
- October 2019 Market Commentary
- November 2019 Market Commentary
- December 2019 Market Commentary
- January 2020 Market Commentary
- February 2020 Market Commentary
- March 2020 Market Volatility Update
- March 2020 Market Update
- April 2020 Market Update
- May 2020 Market Commentary
- June 2020 Market Commentary
- July 2020 Market Commentary
- August 2020 Market Commentary
- September 2020 Market Commentary
- October 2020 Market Commentary
- December 2020 Market Commentary
- January 2021 Market Commentary
- February 2021 Market Commentary
- March 2021 Market Commentary
- May 2021: What is Cryptocurrency?
- June 2021 Market Commentary
- August 2021 Market Insights
- September 2021 Market Insights
- October 2021 Commentary: Valuing the Right to Life
- November 2021 Inflation Commentary
- December 2021 Market Commentary
- January 2022 Market Commentary
- February 2022 Market Commentary: The Potential Implications of Russia’s Invasion
- March 2022 Market Commentary: How does raising interest rates fight inflation?
- April 2022 Commentary: Is Board Diversity Important?
- May 2022 Market Commentary: Client Concerns Amid Volatility
- June 2022 Mid-Year Economic and Market Update
- August 2022 Market Commentary – Riding Out the Volatility
- September 2022 Quarterly Economic and Market Update
- October 2022 Market Commentary – What is Investor Sentiment?
- December 2022 Market Commentary
- An Indecisive Market – February 2023 Commentary
- I’m worried about the banking system. How are my assets protected?
- The Banking System: Turmoil or Crisis?
- Positive Alignment: Demonstrating Care for Creation through Environmental Stewardship
- The Rotten Tomatoes of the Stock Market
- September 2023 Market Commentary – Your top questions answered!
- Monthly Market Insights – Is Tax Reform a New Reason to Cheer?
- An Exceptionally “Normal” Year
- SPECIAL REPORT: Putting Market Losses in Perspective
- Monthly Market Insights: Correcting the Imbalances
- First Quarter Economic & Market Commentary
- Monthly Market Insights – Strong Earnings Fail to Inspire Investors
- Monthly Market Insights – Bond Market Volatility Continues
- Second Quarter Economic and Market Commentary
- Monthly Market Insights – Bond Market Continues to Serve Up Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain
- Monthly Market Insights: Does Diversification Still Make Sense?
- 3rd Quarter Market Commentary – September 2018
- October 2018 Month End Market Update
- November 2018 Market Commentary
- Category: Retirement
- Category: Shining Light Spotlight
- Shining Light Spotlight: Amgen
- Shining Light Spotlight: John Deere
- Shining Light Spotlight: Pilgrim’s Pride
- Shining Light Spotlight-DXC Technology
- Shining Light Company — NVIDIA
- Shining Light Spotlight-Cognizant
- Shining Light Company-SodaStream
- Shining Light Company-Hexcel Corporation
- Shining Light Spotlight-A.O. Smith Corporation
- Shining Light Spotlight-Herman Miller
- Shining Light Spotlight: Companies Making a Difference During the Pandemic
- Shining Light Companies
- Shining Light Company – Meritor, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – JetBlue
- Shining Light Compnay – Gildan Activewear, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – Flowers Foods
- Shining Light Company – PerkinElmer
- Shining Light Company – VMware, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – Praxair, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – VF Corporation, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – Valero Energy Corporation
- Shining Light Company – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Shining Light Company: Celgene Corporation
- Shining Light Company: “Huntington Ingalls Industries”
- Shining Light Company: “Alaska Airlines”
- Shining Light Company: Sysco Corporation
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Chubb Ltd.
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Stanley Black & Decker
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Lincoln Electric
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – LAM Research
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – J.M. Smucker
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – The Toro Company
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Parker Hannifin
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – XPO Logistics
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – McCormick & Co.
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Schneider Electric
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – AbbVie Inc.
- Saturday Spotlight: Shining Light Company – Oshkosh Corporation
- Shining Light Company – Encore Wire Corporation
- Shining Light Company – Berry Global, Inc.
- Shining Light Company – Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
- Shining Light Spotlight: Interstate Batteries
- Shining Light Company – Norfolk Southern
- Shining Light Company – Tyson Foods
- SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT: This Shining Light Company has deep roots in our own back yard!
- Shining Light Company – Align Technologies
- Saturday Spotlight – Shining Light Company – Covenant Transportation Group
- SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT: Shining Light Company – Under Armour
- Shining Light Company: Varian Medical Systems
- Shining Light Company – Tropicana
- Shining Light Spotlight – RLI Corporation
- Shining Light Spotlight – Salem Media Group
- Shining Light Company – ServiceMaster
- Shining Light Company – First Citizens Bank
- Shining Light Spotlight – John Deere
- Shining Light Spotlight – AFLAC
- Shining Light Spotlight – Insperity, Inc.
- Shining Light Spotlight – Wiley & Sons
- Shining Light Spotlight – Avery Dennison
- Category: True Wealth Spotlight Blog
- The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make (Part 2)
- Shining Light Spotlight: J.B. Hunt
- TRUE WEALTH SPOTLIGHT: IMPORTANT MESSAGE
- The Gift
- Financial Stewardship: What God Expects from Christians
- Mushrooms, parachutes, and faith-based investing
- The Ultimate Financial Planning Test: Disco Music
- School Choice + Tax Credits = GOOD STEWARDSHIP
- The Importance of Planning and Investing for the Long Term
- What Is a Stock? … and the Responsibilities of Ownership
- Be a Beacon
- What’s the difference between ordinary tax rates and capital gains tax rates?
- Catch the Vision!
- Philip Morris Wants Out of the Cigarette Business!?
- Special Market Update
- What is a Shining Light Company?
- Words vs. Action
- How to Make Your Money Matter
- Making Time for the Important Things
- Category: True Wealth Spotlight Podcast
- 036 – True Wealth Spotlight Podcast with Lawrence Funderburke
- 038 – True Wealth Spotlight Podcast with Victoria Cobb
- 001 – Welcome to the True Wealth Spotlight Podcast!
- The Transformative Power of Suffering
- 006 – Wise Holiday Spending
- 007 – Start the Year Off Right with MY ONE WORD
- 008 – The Story Behind “I Found Jesus in the Stock Market”
- 009 – Interview with Stacey Zahoranski
- 010 – Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
- 035 – Interview with Zachary Covert of the Timothy Plan