Proud to Own Process
Our “Proud to Own” process at Faith-Based Investorinvolves four steps:
1. Avoid companies that violate your faith and values. Some of the types of companies we can avoid include those involved in:
The abortion industry
Producing explicit entertainment and pornography
Embryonic stem cell and fetal tissue research
Homosexual activism
Producing alcohol and tobacco
The gambling industry
Environmental abuse
2. Seek out those companies that complement your faith and values. This involves finding companies:
Helping the poor and defenseless
Protecting the sanctity of human life
Producing morally sound entertainment
Finding cures for life threatening diseases
Improving the society we live in
3. Diversify your holdings. This involves buying stocks, bonds, alternative investments like gold, silver, and oil, and cash investments. By diversifying your risk, we help you gain peace of mind and potentially higher rates of return.
4. Actively manage your portfolio. We have selected one of the Leading technology platforms to manage your assets. FolioFN, helps us provide you with personalized portfolio solutions. No cookie cutter advice for our clients.
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Corporate America is at it again…
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) just fired an employee who wrote a book on why same sex marriage hurts everyone. It was his opinion and written in his free time. By the way, looks like a great title and worthy read!
Cisco’s message: you better agree with Big Brother or find another job. It is quite interesting how left leaning corporations like Home Depot, Ameriprise, and now Cisco Systems, who proactively support homosexuality, claim to be tolerant until you disagree with them.
They trumpet words like equality, inclusion, and diversity. They throw around their gay pride, yet have little tolerance for those who have a difference of opinion on a social issue like same sex marriage. You must tow the line or head to the unemployment line such as the case with Cisco Systems. READ MORE HERE
How is their corporate culture inclusive and diverse when you fire employees who disagree with your radical viewpoint? Maybe I am confused but what business is it of a company what an employee does with his or her free time?
What do you think? Was Cisco right to fire this employee?
“Socialism is great until you run out of other people’s money”
I was watching “I want your money” this past week and it got me thinking about how much our country is heading in the wrong direction. Many of us know it. Look at any major poll and you will see frustration everywhere!
If you haven’t seen this documentary check it out!
It is interesting to see the major differences between Presidents like Reagan and Obama and the philosophical differences in those who believe capitalism is the way to go versus those who think socialism is the key to our future.
What many of our politicians don’t understand is this is not about winning an election but rather it’s about the morality and financial condition of our country. Why are our leaders so concerned about elections when they should be focused on solving problems?
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A minor global rally follows a major geopolitical event
When Osama bin Laden’s death was announced, Wall Street rejoiced – albeit briefly. After Wall Street opened for business Monday, the S&P 500 started out trading 0.4% higher and the Dow was up 0.3% out of the gate. Germany’s DAX was up 0.5% and France’s CAC-40 rose 0.3% higher after their opening bells (with Air France and Lufthansa shares notably climbing). Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.0%; South Korea’s KOSPI was up 0.9%.
However, Monday happened to be a market holiday in China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and Malaysia, so any effect on their benchmarks was muted. At the closing bell stateside, the U.S. indices ended up pretty much where they had begun the day – Dow, -0.02%; S&P 500, -0.18%; NASDAQ, -0.33%.
Andrew Wilkinson, the senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers in Montreal, was one of many analysts to downplay the effect. “It seems fanciful to accept that global equity markets had been restrained for a decade for fear that Osama bin Laden might pull off another terror attack somewhere around the globe,” he told Toronto’s Globe & Mail. “The world economy has lived through two recessions since 9/11.”
While there was no real “bin Laden bounce” Monday, what about a long-term effect?
Is there a “peace dividend” ahead?
Osama bin Laden’s death may boost morale, but it is not likely to have any real impact on our military spending or our economy. “I don’t think this is a big market factor,” Warren Buffett simply told the Fox Business Network. As University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith said to the Christian Science Monitor, “It’s not a panacea for the country. Oil prices are not coming down. If you still don’t have a job, this isn’t going to change things for the better.”
When the Berlin Wall fell, the U.S. did get a “peace dividend”: our military spending shrunk by $188 billion (in today’s dollars) across 1985-1998. Today, we still have a presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Al Qaeda remains to be dismantled. The federal budget request for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan for FY 2012 is $107 billion, only mildly below the current $115 billion allocation. Osama bin Laden’s death provided a lift to many Americans; while the world may feel safer as a result, the stock market continues to take its cue from traditional financial indicators.
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Proud to Own Process
Our “Proud to Own” process at Faith-Based Investor involves four steps:
1. Avoid companies that violate your faith and values. Some of the types of companies we can avoid include those involved in:
The abortion industry
Producing explicit entertainment and pornography
Embryonic stem cell and fetal tissue research
Homosexual activism
Producing alcohol and tobacco
The gambling industry
Environmental abuse
Click here to read more »
Two Dangerous Wars Already in Motion:
Are you prepared?
Many people don’t realize this, but right now there are two dangerous wars taking place – both are equally destructive, both can wipe out your hard earned wealth within an instant. If you aren’t prepared you too could be wiped out.
This is nothing new. We have seen these two wars before and know the results. They are not good! In fact, many believe these two wars destroyed what many believed was an “invincible empire”. These two silent killers rob like a thief in the night. They take no prisoners and the damage is done before you’ll realize what happened.
The sad truth is neither of these wars are from foreign enemies. These all take place within. The fastest way to destroy a country is from within. History has shown time and time again, you make these two major mistakes and so goes your place at the top…
For the past few years, I have been warning that there has been a MAJOR shift in our economy. Those who are prepared have the potential to make money through the storm. Those who try to maintain the status quo could lose it all!
Please let me blunt for a moment. America is following in the footsteps of the Roman Empire.
Let me explain real briefly:
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It’s amazing the “spin” used by the leftist media. Here’s a perfect example of how an innocent action can be turned into a political agenda:
Popular chicken chain under fire for anti-gay marriage donations
READ HERE
Since when did “traditional” marriage become anti-gay anything? Marriage will always be one man and one woman. Anything different isn’t marriage is it? You can call it a “civil union” or whatever else you want, but since the history of man, marriage has and always will be what God intended – a way for man and woman to join in matrimony.
It’s amazing how a PRIVATE company that follows biblical principles can get this kind of backlash over an innocent donation. President Dan Cathy posted a video response on Chick-Fil-A’s Facebook page. His message was “Chick-fil-A serves all people and values all people.” Chick Fil-A has said numerous times that its donation did not serve as a political endorsement. Though gay activists and the leftist media won’t let this one die…
A private company can DONATE wherever it wants. That being said, at FAITHBASEDINVESTOR.COM, we keep a close watch on where PUBLIC company’s donate, and what types of products and services they provide. We look for companies that support “traditional” marriage and give millions of dollars to Christian organizations and ministries that uphold biblical values. These are the types of investments we seek as faith-based investors.
Wishing Chick-Fil-A were publicly traded as they’d be a STRONG buy. Just hearing about this controversy is making me hungry for a chicken sandwich. Mmmm mmm mmm. How about you? Go show Chick Fil-A some love and “Eat Mor Chickn!”
