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What Would Jesus Invest In?
According to the bible, we already know how Jesus felt about
moneychangers in a house of worship but what investments would
Jesus possibly deem acceptable and suitable in today's society?
Residential Real Estate A residential dwelling is a good place
for a family to live in and a good thing for a family to own. A
home can be the foundation and centerpiece for a family unit and
family values. A good home can create a stable environment for
the family members, the surrounding neighborhood, the town or
city and the country as a whole.
Commercial Real Estate Commercial real estate can be a boon to
commerce and the local community. It can generate local and
convenient marketplaces for vendors and consumers, can house
businesses in a community, can create jobs on a local level -
for construction workers, electricians and, of course,
carpenters. Commercial real estate is a critical and fundamental
component of successful local community development.
Savings Accounts, Savings Bonds, CD's, etc. It is good to save
some money and put it away for a rainy day; for into each life
some rain must fall. And putting your savings in a secure
financial institution is safer than keeping it under your
mattress.
Stocks Yes, the stock market is the bastion of capitalism, and
capitalism these days is feared and hated around the world and
by liberals here at home. Upon further examination here is what
we will also find: in fact, the stock market is an excellent and
efficient way for small, medium and large companies to acquire
expansion capital. With the additional capital these enterprises
can create new jobs, new products and more new tax revenues for
the society.
An individual or other investing entity can purchase common
stock shares of a company, and, in doing so, legally becomes an
actual owner of that company, with voting rights regarding the
affairs of that company. And an individual may even choose the
specific company or companies he or she wishes to invest in. If
an investor is a devout socially conscious person if they so
desire they can even choose to invest in companies involved in
alternate energy, environmentally beneficial products and
services or invest in other politically correct fields.
Profits Whatever the investor chooses to invest in, if the
investment becomes successful and profitable, he or she can then
choose to help those who need help, their less fortunate
brothers and sisters, by donating the profits they make to a
house of worship, a charity or other organization of their
choice.
What Would Jesus Invest In? Jesus most probably would not invest
at all. After all, He would need no money (I'm sure His earthly
needs would be provided for), would accumulate no wealth, have
no investable funds, and thus would probably not be interested
in financial investments of any kind.
But I don't believe that Jesus would mind if we mortals, as we
go forth and multiply, make some good, solid, productive
investments along the way.
About the author:
Alan Korber is a successful investor and creator of the Korber
Strategy, a simple and successful stock investment strategy for
returns of 50%-100% annualized, published online at akorber.com
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