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Integrity in Business

by Rick Boxx for Integrity Resource Center My three-year-old daughter’s birthday party brought a surprise lesson on integrity. As Rebekah opened the big attractive box, with a beautiful red ribbon, you could see the excitement dance in her eyes as she viewed the new American Girl doll. This finely crafted piece of workmanship was definitely […]

20 Major Advantages of Investing in Mutual Funds

by Austin Pryor for Sound Mind Investing Mutual funds offer many benefits that can make your investing program easier and safer. Here are 20 of their major advantages. Advantage #1: Mutual funds can reduce the anxiety of investing. Most investors constantly live with a certain amount of anxiety and fear about their investments because they […]

Are Your Vendors Happy?

by Rick Boxx of Integrity Resource Center. “Do I pay staff, payroll taxes, or the vendor?” After staring at the checkbook it was obvious I could only do one of the three. This is a dilemma many business leaders have faced, but now the decision was mine. Most business owners would say pay the employee […]

Picking the Right Stock-to-Bond Mix

by Mark Biller for Sound Mind Investing What determines the performance of your investment portfolio more than any other single factor? Most investors think it’s picking good stocks and stock funds. Certainly that can make a big difference, and that’s why we suggest using a proven strategy like Fund Upgrading to help make important buy/sell […]

God Will Provide

by Mark Biller for Sound Mind Investing For many people, the biggest obstacle to becoming a successful investor is the belief that investing is too difficult for them to handle. Because that misconception is so prevalent, SMI devotes a lot of coverage to the complexity-busting power of establishing a personal investing plan and sticking with […]