| Building
Wealth
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Resources. Increasing Freedom.
Wealth
is what you accumulate.
You earn money. You spend money. Wisely investing what you keep,
will produce wealth. Wise investing considers more than financial
outcomes. It seeks wholeness in all of life. True Wealth becomes
your legacy.
Wealth is much more
than money.
Money is good when it reflects actual production and fruitful
labor. Money allows us to acquire possessions, such as real estate,
cars or stock & bonds. However, many people, even those considered
rich and famous, complain that they never have enough or are never
satisfied. True Wealth satisfies.
Debt consumes
wealth.
To build wealth efficiently and effectively, debt must be minimized
and eliminated. Our culture uses debt to quickly accumulate possessions.
Known as leveraging, this practice should only be used wisely,
in proper situations. But, freedom from debt comes through self-control,
and sometimes delayed gratification. The satisfaction from this
freedom is a large part of True Wealth.
We can help
you build wealth.
At Steffen Group, one of our main services is helping you keep
more of what you earn, spend less for what you need, and use the
rest to increase your wealth. First we help you clarify the goal,
then we use tools like budgets, tax minimization, financial planning,
risk management, investment, retirement planning and estate planning
to reach that goal.
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weal•
th (wel' th) noun
[Old English wele, See Well, and Weal]
1. Prosperity. happiness; welfare
2. Fullness of life, health and vigor
syn. Shalom, bounty
\weal\,
verb.
To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous.
\weal\,
noun.
1. to be strong, to avail, to prevail. The primary sense of weal
is strength, soundness, from the sense of straining, stretching
or advancing 2. not unfortunate, not declining;
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| True
Wealth - Not Riches
Then
he said, “Beware! Don’t be greedy for what you don’t
have. Real life is not measured by how much we own.”
And
he gave an illustration: “A rich man had a fertile farm
that produced fine crops. In fact, his barns were full to overflowing.
So he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build
bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store everything.
And I’ll sit back and say to myself, My friend, you have
enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink,
and be merry!’
But
God said to him,"You fool! You will die this very night.
Then who will get it all?" Yes, a person is a fool to store
up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.
From Luke's
History of Jesus (12:15-21)
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