This article is the third and final one in my series about Financial Advisors. If you read the first two, you hopefully have a better understanding of what advisors do, where they do it, and how they are compensated. So in this article I am going to cut to the chase: Do you need an … Read more
In the last article, I discussed the different types of financial advisors and the various settings they work in. In this article, I go into how financial advisors are compensated and what that means to you, should you choose to work with one. In the third and final article in this series, I will discuss … Read more
My next three posts will be about financial advisors. I know what you’re thinking: Oh, fun…another blogger is going to bash my friendly broker or insurance guy. Well, I’m not out to malign anyone, but I do want you to be on guard against the very small percentage of advisors who are greedy and unethical … Read more
The articles on this blog approach the subject of retirement from a biblical stewardship perspective. That view, which I believe is supported in Scripture, is that everything we have – our time, talents, and treasure – belong to God and we are to manage them all for His glory, in all the seasons of our … Read more
I remember when I was a teenager and could buy a gallon of gas for less than 50 cents. (I think I remember paying 35 cents at a Hess station near my home.) That may surprise you, but consider that the minimum wage at the time was around $1.50/hour. Now, in NC where I live, … Read more
This article is part of the RFLE series. It was initially published in August 2017 and updated in January 2026 [2026 Update: Nine Years Later] When I wrote this article in 2017, I was just beginning to grapple with retirement planning. I was about a year away from retiring, and I was wrestling with the … Read more
I get this question fairly often: “When are you going to retire?” Perhaps because I am almost 65 and mentioned that I’m receiving solicitations from Medicare insurance providers in the mail; or, maybe because I’m starting to look my age, I hear it more often than I used to. I usually say that I’m not … Read more
As I wrote in my last article, wise saving is an essential part of biblical stewardship (Prov.13:11; Prov.21:20). We save for needs that we are aware of in the near term (such as car repairs, insurance payments, etc.) and anticipated future needs (such as college expenses and retirement). We also try to be wise regarding … Read more
The subtitle of this blog is, “save diligently, invest wisely, give generously, live abundantly.” I included investing in the mix because it is a very important part of retirement stewardship. It is wise to invest, especially for the long term, for things like college and retirement. Investing is actually condoned in Scripture (Ecc.11:1-2; Prov.21:20; Matt.25:14-20), … Read more
