Articles
401(k) Plans: What’s In it for The Business Owner?
Estimated read time: 3 minutes By Philip Alford, CFP® 401(k) Plans: What’s In it for The Business Owner? Why Starting an Employer Sponsored Plan May Make Sense for Your Business Looking for a way to attract and retain great talent? What about more ways to add value...
Passive Income: Myth or Fact?
Passive Income: Myth or Fact? By: Cliff Taylor, CFP® Estimated read time: 3 minutes 5 Reasons Passive Income is Not What It Seems We have all heard and read articles claiming that one can double or triple their money by taking advantage of passive income streams....
4 Signs That It’s a Scam
Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes It typically begins when you receive an unexpected phone call, text, or email. Sometimes it's obvious what's going on, and other times it's not. So how can you protect yourself? And what can you do if it's already happened to...
Is Your Work Unfulfilling? (It Might Be a God-prompt.)
By: Alex Ellis and Benji Nunn, VFA Owners Estimated read time: 3 minutes Are you a Christian with a job that doesn’t fulfill you, and you wish there was more? You're not the only one. There are a variety of reasons this can occur, some of which involve God...
The Life of Stewardship — An Interview with Greg and Donna Walter
By: Alex Ellis, CEO, and Connie Pearson, Financial Advisor Estimated read time: 1:30 min You were made for more. The desire for significance that stirs deep within you is a gift from God,* calling you to a life of greater meaning. What makes a person significant -- Is...
Providing Relief to a Hurting World — Linda Williams on Giving
By: Alex Ellis, President & Founding Partner Estimated read time: 1:15 min God is at work around us. When we join Him, we experience Him as He accomplishes His will through us.* One of the ways Linda Williams partners with God is by serving children in poverty....
Generosity, Marriage, and Living a 100x Life — An Interview with Harry and Lynne Rogers
By: Alex Ellis, CEO 1097 words4:45 min read Last year, I flew to Lexington, KY to meet with some business leaders because I wanted to learn more about the stories I was hearing and consider engaging with them. Tens of thousands of people in Nepal are being impacted...
Generosity, Taking Risks, and the Impact on Their Kids — Adam and Melissa Murray
By: Alex Ellis, CEO 549 words2:30 min read Several years ago, Adam and Melissa Murray had an experience with God that had a lasting impact on them and their kids. They were a young married couple and finances were tight as they lived paycheck-to-paycheck each month....
A Legacy of Generosity — Sarah and John Keeler’s Giving Journey
Sarah and John Keeler’s Giving Journey By: Connie Pearson, Financial Advisor 1054 words 4:45 min read “Two weeks ago I was living on the highway overpass, sleeping with my coat wrapped around me, and now I’m living in a mansion that God has provided." When Sarah and...