Seeds of Growth Archive This is a collection of short educational email messages sent to Christian Ministry Professionals covering a variety of topics. To access any of the articles in this archive, please click the article title. Beginning in 2006, articles are provided in HTML format. All previous articles are in PDF format for which you will need Adobe Acrobat to open the file. Acrobat is available for free from Adobe.com.
December 2006 - Avoiding Christmas Budget Breakers
October 2006 - Explaining our checklists
August 2006 - Above and Beyond 401ks and 403bs
July 2006 - Understanding Compound Interest
June 2006 - Protecting Against Portfolio Loss With Advisory
May 2006 - Consolidation tips
April 2006 - How Much Of My Portfolio Should Be In Fixed Investments?
March 2006 - Pre and Post Tax Explained
February 2006 - 2006 Contribution Limits
January 2006 - Understanding the Indexes
December 2005 - Asset Allocation: Positioning Your Retirement Account For 2006
November 2005 - Reasons To Change Your Beneficiary
October 2005 - Checking My Account Online
September 2005 - Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability Insurance
August 2005 - How Do I Budget?
July 2005 - How Do I Get Started In Financial Planning?
June 2005 - Financial Planning Basics
May 2005 - How Do I Plan For My Child's Education?
April 2005 -- How Do I Protect My Family?
March 2005 - How does my 403(b) or 401(k) affect my taxes when I am preparing them?
February 2005 -- What are the 2005 403(b) and 401(k) Contribution Limits?
January 2005 -- What is an Annuity?
December 2004 - What Are The Different Types of Insurance Available?
October 2004 - What Does Buy & Hold Mean?
August 2004 - What is a Beneficiary?
May 2004 - What is a Coverdell or 529 College Savings plan?
April 2004 - How do I read my retirement plan account statements?
March 2004 - What is a quarterly statement?
February 2004 - How can I access and use online calculators?
January 2004 - How do I access my account online?
December 2003 - What does the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 mean for my personal finances?
October 2003 - Fast Facts on Saving for Retirement.pdf
September 2003 - Is it too late to start saving for retirement?
August 2003 - Top 10 Ways to Prepare for your Self-Funded Ministry
July 2003 - How can I best save for a child's college education?
April 2003 - What is volatility?
March 2003 - If God calls me to another ministry what are my options regarding my savings for my later years?
January 2003 - What is the Saver's Credit?
November/December 2002 - Where did the bull market and bear market get their names?
October 2002 - How can I get information and keep track of my account from CRC?
September 2002 - What is asset class investing?
July/August 2002 - What are the NYSE and the AMEX
June 2002 - What is an annuity?
May 2002 - What is a Section 529 Plan?
April 2002 - What's the difference between an IRA and a Roth IRA?
March 2002 - How can I save money using the new tax law changes?
February 2002 - Investment Information- Stocks
November 2001 - What is Self Funded Ministry?
