Investing for Retirement—Part 3: Your Assets

This article is part of the Retirement Financial Life Equation (RFLE) series. It was initially published on May 23, 2018, and updated in January 2026. Once you’ve determined your investment approach and strategy, the next critical question becomes: What specific assets should you actually own? This is where the theoretical meets the practical—where your carefully … Read more

Investing for Retirement – Part Two

This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS). It was initially published in May 2018 and updated in February 2026. This is the second article in a three-part series about investing for retirement. In the first article, I discussed the various types of assets that can be held as investments. In … Read more

Investing for Retirement—Part One: Introduction

This article is part of the Retirement Financial Life Equation (RFLE) series. It was initially published on May 9, 2018 and updated in January, 2026. Your “future wealth” (FW) becomes “current wealth” (CW) when you reach retirement. In the Retirement Financial Life Equation (RFLE), current wealth represents your starting point—the accumulated assets you bring into … Read more