This debut financial thriller by Kristine Delano, a former Wall Street executive, thoroughly captivated me! Just when Meredith should be celebrating the success of the Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) she created—her firm's very first ETF—her trusted assistant begins unraveling. As Meredith struggles to balance the demands of her career, marriage, and family, the first cracks begin to appear at home. Then, when she discovers something may be seriously wrong with the ETF, her profes

My individual retirement account has grown 71% since I started managing it in early 2020 after rolling over a retirement account. According to Google, that qualifies as “very strong performance.” Should CNBC give me my own investing segment? Absolutely not. That impressive return is based on my portfolio balance today. By tomorrow—or possibly before lunch—the market could ricochet in either direction and humble me back into my proper station in life. When I appointed myself m

God is good… even when the plumbing isn’t. We were reminded of that truth on a rainy Saturday when a mysterious drip from the ceiling turned into a full-blown homeowner’s nightmare. At first, we blamed the weather. I mean, what are the odds a hidden pipe leak would choose the exact moment of a downpour to make its debut? Apparently… 100%. After confirming the roof had a solid alibi, Jay pursued his hot-water-line hunch. Sure enough, about thirty minutes after shutting off the

Twenty-One-Day Fast When my church announced a twenty-one-day fast beginning January 18, I briefly imagined replacing meal prep, dish duty, and grocery runs with long afternoons on the sofa, a novel in hand. A spiritual sabbatical with better lighting. That image dissolved the moment I reread Joel 2:12: “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” (NIV) The LORD desires our hearts and our full attention. Anyway, a p