Austin Pryor

For more than 14 years, I've been working to build SMI readers' knowledge of investing basics so they'll have the confidence to make important...

As investors, our job is to take the occasional down cycles in stride and collect the profits that will accrue over time. Some observers, however,...

After a long bear market, stocks soared in 2003, leading many to expect more good things in 2004. Those good things haven't materialized. If you're...

God wants you to mature in your giving just as in other dimensions of the Christian life: "Just as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech,...

"We'd like to make extra principal payments on our home mortgage each month, but we can't do that and invest for retirement. Which should have the...

If you're not quite brimming with confidence about your investment strategy and your financial future, you're not alone. It can be more than a bit...

What does it cost to buy mutual funds? That depends on how you buy them . . . whether you go to them or they come to you.

More than one in four U.S. consumers have taken their savings to one of the country's 9,600 federally-insured credit unions. With the Federal...

Dollar-cost-averaging (DCA) is a systematic "formula" strategy that can be quite useful because it requires that you make your buying and selling...

Years ago, when one of my college-age sons came to me for help in getting his finances organized, the first thing I did was get him set up on a...

When the stock market experiences significant weakness, we can get fearful despite a stable long-term plan. Sound Mind Investing gives seven tips...

Most Christians will ask God why He allows pain and disappointment to touch His children. I wouldn't be surprised if part of His answer will be:...

Write your investing goals down. Too simple? With years of experience backing them up, Sound Mind Investing explains why this and other common...

Focus on what you can control rather than worry about what you can't. Maximize your portfolio's long-term growth by focusing on these eight key...

When it comes to investing, learning what you're supposed to do is relatively easy. It ain't rocket science. But doing what you're supposed to do,...

Many churches and Christian organizations are operating on a diminishing base of support, yet are faced with ministering to a growing level of...

Part of a steward's job is making the most of the resources they are entrusted with. In the parable of the Talents, the stewards who invested their...