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We hope to provide you with a list of secular and Biblical web sites that are financial in nature, stewardship oriented or financially educational.
Some of these sites are extremely educational in nature and can help your become a financial "expert", if you'll spend the necessary time reading, learning, making mistakes and swinging the bat! (Remember, in order to hit a home run, you must swing the bat!!! Yes, you will strike out some times but keep swingin!)

As you read my material you'll find a lot of links and information sources that may not be on this page. Try the Tips, Links page at Tips, Links as an example. This page is in my retirement seminar booklet and is load with great information sources.

Interested in Fishing? Going to Alabama to fish? If you are anywhere near Birmingham, here's a church that started a bass fishing club as a ministry! Check it out and enjoy their services which currently consists of 3 services on Sunday. Wonder if they would start a Saturday night fishermen's service if enough local folks were interested? As a former bass boat builder and rabid fisherman, I asked many a church to start a Sunday morning boat ramp ministry. Devotions, coffee, donuts and Jesus! Fisher's of Men--go to where the Men are on Sunday's before dawn.

CFPN Is Now Kingdom Advisors
The Christian Financial Professionals Network (CFPN) has recently been re-branded as Kingdom Advisors. There was a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding the launch of our new brand at our 3rd Annual Conference in Atlanta on February 7, 2007. Our new brand more accurately reflects our focus on advisors and Kingdom impact. However, there is a lot more that has gone into our new brand than just a name change. Building on our past and the lessons we have learned, we have repositioned the organization to maximize our impact for the future. We are now positioned in the industry as a professional education, training and development organization. This allows us to effectively fulfill our mandate to transform how Christian financial advisors think, apply and communicate spiritual financial principles with their clients, and encourage financial advisors to activate and fulfill their calling in the marketplace. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Kingdom Advisors. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you.

Vision & Mission: To engage, equip, and empower Christian financial advisors to communicate Biblical wisdom to their clients, apply professional principles in their practices, and live out their faith in their marketplace for Kingdom impact.

Transform how Christian financial advisors think, apply and communicate spiritual financial principles with their clients; and encourage financial advisors to activate and fulfill their calling in the marketplace

Please note, that I am not a member of this organization. However, it is the only governing body of financial planners that I know of that governs the Christian oriented financial planner. As in any professional selection, I would also ask church members, friends and family for their recommendations.

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A rising industry that purports to help folks get out of debt. Typically, they are advertised as being "free" or "non-profit". Recent press and media articles reveal that there is a lot of abuse and less-than-honest activities and business practices in this industry. If you use one of these services, read the fine print, understand what you are signing up for and ask for references. I'd check chat rooms and other Internet sources for commentary. Please let me know if you use any of these services. I need some feedback.

I plan to list a few of these services but be aware that I have no personal experience with any of them and by listing them I'm not recommending any of them. I'm listing them because I know so many need help.

Our Christian debt consolidation service is for the person or family that has become over extended due to high interest rates, medical expenses, job loss, and other factors which results in high credit card or other unsecured debt. When you use our Christian debt consolidation service you will pay significantly less and have more money for yourself each month. You will also receive the benefit of debt consolidation. Making all of your unsecured debt into 1 simple payment. You will pay off your debt much faster. This is not a loan. No home equity is required

Our desire is to make you debt free! Do you need debt consolidation?
Our Christian debt consolidation advice is for everyone that has become over extended due to high interest rates, job loss, student loans, medical expenses, and other factors which results in high credit card or other unsecured debt.
Using a Christian debt consolidation service you will sometimes pay significantly less and have more money for yourself each month. You will also receive the benefit of debt consolidation.
Making all of your unsecured debt into 1 simple payment. You will pay off your debt much faster. This is not another loan site but pure debt information and budget calculators. No home equity is required!

Like to watch TV?: Try this new series for public TV. From what I've seen it'll be an awesome series for those of you who want to become knowledgeable.

Ron is one of the premier Biblical based financial planners and writers! Ron's firm accepts only fee based financial planning assignments. If you're looking for a financial planner review Ron's site.

Need some training for you or your Church. You should check the Good Sense site. They offer a lot of seminars and training. Part of the Willow Creek Association. Someone asked me why I list so many other financial advisors and stewardship sites. My answer? Some folks may not like my style or format yet, they will be attracted to other sites and formats. All I pray for is that those in need find a site and a method to live by HIS financial teachings

For many years, I've been asking churches to develop an internal "Financial Counselor" for those in need. See my article: Material Addicts Check some of the courses and training available today and add a financial ministry and counselor to your church!!

Get serious debt help from Dave Ramsey as he teaches you to manage and budget your money to avoid bankruptcy, get out of debt, build wealth, and live in financial peace.

I was teaching a seminar on April 8th, 2000 in Chester, SC when a participant said during a break-time "you're as funny as Dave Ramsey and you say a lot of the same things, plus you even look a lot like him. "
Well, I felt kinda dumb, cause I'd never heard of Dave and after "finding his website" I'm shocked that I hadn't heard about his ministry before. Guess we're isolated down here in southern Florida! Geez, I hope he really doesn't look like me!! 2 old, bald, fat financial guys?? Can the world handle that?

His radio show can be heard all through out America via the internet or satellite--Galaxy 5, Transponder 18, subscribers 7.38 and 7.56. Plus he's on XM Course, I've got Sirrius!

At thegoodsteward.com you can find articles, interviews, reports and columns on just about any area or topic of stewardship that you can imagine!

You'll be able to get beyond the theology, growing your knowledge and understanding about what it means to be a steward, and learning how you can best apply it to your life.

Humberto Cruz:, syndicated columnist, News Sun-Sentinel, an awesome source for good financial advice that is written in plain English that we all can understand. Humberto is one of my financial hero's! You see, he is a great example of how anyone, you included, can become financially competent. Humberto's story of how he learned about money and finances is uplifting to all who read it or hear it.

Your Personal Finance Information Source - Featuring financial articles, investment commentary, retirement advice, and more.

Here's a site way out there in California! Lots of good articles for you to read and some unique calculators that may be useful.

Check out the "Electric Appliance" calculator. Always wanted to know what that freezer was costing me to run! Like I've said in this website and my seminars, the net has got more information than we can absorb. Yet, some sites can interest some folks better than other sites, so keep checking the sites on these link pages.

There's a ton of info on Mutuals. Check each site till you find one that you enjoy!

The Site? When it comes to mutual funds, may well be Morningstar. The site will help you research and evaluate the performance of various funds and also provide some advice about choosing mutual funds. Mostly free, but you can sign up for some tailored advice from its ClearFuture service.

Do you have a 401 K plan at work? If so, check these sites out to learn how these plans work and how you can affect the outcome of your own retirement by being knowledgeable in this area!! A must read if you're in one! 401k.com is a Fidelity Investments site but it still has some nice interactive worksheets on asset allocation, retirement and IRA calculators!

A site that is attempting to reach those of you who are not yet "financial whiz's" (that's why I still read it) and also seems geared to those of you who still haven't experienced that wonderful time of life called "Middle Age" (well, I qualify for one out two anyway!). Also, this site lists hundreds of new or smaller funds that do not qualify, because of size and age, for a ticker symbol. These funds are still regulated by the SEC but are still in their infancy. Further, the site lists over 1,600 NO-LOAD funds! See my article on mutual funds and recall that's the only kind I'll buy! Also, note that one of my limiting factors is the size of the fund, well this site has a new way of rating mutual funds based upon the likely impact on performance when a fund becomes too large--Fat Fund Index. (hey, if this fat thing is personal, then I qualify for 2 out of 3!. Did you ever wonder why, only us "big" folks drink diet drinks and eat tuna salad?--Must be some kinda chemical reaction in this stuff that keeps us big!)

Mutual Fund Investors Center: Information. How to start investing in Mutual funds. Fund listings, tracking and planning features.

National Association for Variable Annuities: Lots of annuity resources and information

www.annuitynet.com
Go to the education section and look for the basics scoop on annuities!

www.quicken.com/annuities The venerable and popular Quicken site has some great information on all your financial questions. This page concentrates on annuities.

www.annuityfyi.com A site that has a lot of information and learning material concerning annuities. It will also compare annuities and evaluate your currently owned annuities. The site is owned by Raymond James Financial Services and as such may be trying to sell!

www.annuity-experts.com. " We are a small insurance agency, but our goal, as Christians, is to educate people in the complexities of annuities and help them make an informed decision as to whether an annuity meets their needs."

A personal on-line investor advisor that has tons of calculators and other investment advice. Using the calculators you can input what you own today and get an estimate of what the future net worth could be.

Mortgage Loan Calculators:

Plus about 100 more financial calculators. If you need more than the calculators I've put on the Calculators page go to this site. It has calculators for just about every financial decision you'll ever make.

Check this site for a lot of awesome material on stewardship, finances and money management.

Gospel Communications, Life's Answers- Money & Stewardship

CrossWalk Perhaps more money and stewardship information than we can fathom! A great site for information and education. The financial tools found on this site can help you plan your entire financial life.

Try Right on the Money Check www.rightonthemoney.org for a
listing of times and channels in your area.

Stan Popovich is the author of "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com/

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