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Moody Radio Interview – Retirement

Are we saving enough to be able to provide for our family in retirement and are we doing it with a biblical mindset? Most of us are probably missing at least one of those marks. That was the topic of this week’s interview. The following recording is from “Mornings with Kelli and Linda” on Moody…

Moody Radio Interview – Workplace Retirement Plans

We discussed workplace retirement plans in this broadcast. The following recording is from “Mornings with Kelli and Linda” on Moody Radio Indiana (97.9 FM). You can read the corresponding article here. For more information on Moody Radio, go to moodyradio.org/indiana. Brad Graber, CFP® has been working with clients on personal financial planning and investment issues…

Moody Radio Interview – Should a Christian’s Financial Life Look Different

We discussed if a Christian’s financial life should look different on this broadcast. The following recording is from “Mornings with Kelli and Linda” on Moody Radio Indiana (97.9 FM). You can read the corresponding article here. For more information on Moody Radio, go to moodyradio.org/indiana. Brad Graber, CFP® has been working with clients on…

Managing Your Workplace Retirement Plan – Part II

Americans have a potential retirement crisis on their hands. As we discussed in Part I of this article, the move from company-sponsored pension plans to employee contribution plans (e.g. 401(k) and 403(b) plans) transferred the responsibility to save for retirement from the employer to employees. What is beginning to become evident is that individuals aren’t…

Managing Your Workplace Retirement Plan – Part I

1978 brought about a change in legislation that forever changed the landscape of American retirement planning. That was the year that saw the creation of the 401(k). Up to that point, retirement plans offered by employers were primarily defined benefit pension plans. As the name would indicate, you earned a defined monthly benefit at retirement…

Types of Investments: Stocks and Bonds and Funds, Oh My!

The investment world has a way of taking things that are understandable at their most basic element and complicating them to the point that the common person no longer recognizes them. In an effort to help individuals understand investments, I like to simplify them down into two primary categories, loans and ownership. Most people can…

Should a Christian’s Financial Life Look Different?

Unfortunately, some Christians have been led astray by all the glitter and false promises of the world. The prosperity gospel has crept in and blurred the lines of Christianity by promising Christ along with maximum enjoyment in this life so you can fit in with the popular culture. According to this false doctrine, you can follow Christ without denying yourself and taking up your cross. I’m pretty sure that’s not what Jesus said and the lives of the apostles certainly didn’t validate that either.