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What is the difference between biblically responsible investing (BRI) and socially responsible investing (SRI)?

While both portfolio styles seek to filter out unwanted companies, the key difference is in what SRI portfolios are willing to keep. SRI portfolios still embrace companies that support abortion, lifestyle issues, pornography, and crude entertainment.

Values-based investing is a popular method of applying convictions to your portfolio holdings.  BRI seeks to eliminate anything from a portfolio that might be against our biblical worldview. SRI or ESG Investing (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is also a values-based way of constructing a portfolio, however, its scope is usually limited only to accomplishing specific goals. Therefore, SRI or ESG based investing might still lead to conflicts with your biblical worldview. Do you know what you have in your portfolio?

What is biblical financial stewardship?

What is Biblical Financial Stewardship? Biblical Financial Stewardship is a theological approach to managing your finances. The idea is rooted in a foundational principle. The principle is that all that you own truly belongs to God.The main idea behind stewardship is...

A guide to reading through a BRI Screening Report

A guide to reading through a biblically responsible investing report (BRI). Here we will show you some sample BRI reports, tell you what they are, and guide you through the various parts to pay attention to.  What is a BRI Screening Report? A BRI Screening Report...

How do we tactically trade a BRI portfolio?

How do we tactically trade a biblically responsible investment portfolio? Tactically trading a biblically responsible investment portfolio starts with the rules inside your selected investment model. In our faith-based models, we start by strength ranking our screened...

What Are Tactical Trades

What are tactical trades? Tactical trades are usually short-term trades, typically on an intraday basis. These types of trades are bought and sold according to the strategic rules in an investment model.Tactical trades are made within a portfolio according to the...

What Are Core Trades

What are core trades? Core trades are longer-term trades that are bought and held for a duration of time according to the rules within their respective investment model.Core trades are made within a portfolio according to the investment model you are participating in....

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