Charitable Giving: Smart from the Heart

Is the bond market still smarter than the stock market?

The big difference between stocks and bonds? Measuring risk and reward in the bond market requires a finer instrument than in the stock market. Bond-investing goals, including income generation or hedging, can’t really be tossed aside and quickly recovered with political tide-change or other trading-psychology whims.

4 Smart Steps to Grow and Protect Wealth in Your 30s

Buy a house, choose the proper 529 plan, get life insurance, and invest in yourself..

Smart Finance Ideas for Investing Your Tax Return

6 Smart Money Moves When You Start a New Job

Getting hired means it's time to reassess your finances

10 Tips to Stay Focused on Your Financial Goals

Setting financial goals isn't for the faint of heart.

What “strange gods” do we welcome into our hearts?

As we draw near the halfway mark of Lent, it would behoove us to reflect upon which gods we are honoring, admiring and loving more than God who gave us life. And then to show them the door.

50 Things the Holy Spirit Does

Read through this list and ask the Holy Spirit to work in your heart in each of these ways.

Why Income Volatility Is A Public Health Issue

How Losing Money Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease—Even If You're Young

To those who are contemplating leaving the United Methodist Church

I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a

Evangelical Focus on the Smart, Young & Beautiful?

In recent years there’s been much understandable and laudable Evangelical conversation about expanding Christianity’s reach to attract diverse demographics through creative branding, especially but not exclusively Millennials. These exertions have led to rhetorical, liturgical...

Employee financial wellness is smart business

Workers stressed about their finances don't get as much done

Are Americans Getting Smarter with their Personal Finances?

Just 41% of Americans spend less than they earn, and 56% have not set aside even three months\' worth of income to handle financial emergencies

Are you a smarter investor than a fifth grader?

Investing doesn’t have to be complicated, even a 10-year-old can do it

3 Saving Mistakes Even Smart People Make

Avoid these three mistakes if you want to save more money.

Quiz: Do You Have Financial Street Smarts?

These 10 questions will test your money savvy and common sense.

Indexing is for those who aren't smart enough

According to one expert, you should index only if you don't know the market well enough to pick investments yourself