Austin Pryor

Austin Pryor is the founder of Sound Mind Investing, America's best-selling investment newsletter written from a biblical perspective. SMI helps people manage money well so they can truly live well and give generously.

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  • A life lived for the glory of God

    A life lived for the glory of God

    As you become a more generous giver, you more fully reflect God's life in you, for God is a giver.

  • 8 key factors that determine your long-term investing results

    8 key factors that determine your long-term investing results

    The amount of wealth you can accumulate through investing is determined by many things. To be successful (and calm!) investor, it helps to focus on those can control rather than worry about those you can’t.

  • Resisting financial temptation

    Resisting financial temptation

    There's more involved than simply learning the rules of money management, isn't there? To paraphrase well-known investor Warren Buffett, if it was simply a matter of gaining enough knowledge, all librarians would be rich!

  • A game of recovery

    None of us can look back at a lifetime of spending, investing, and giving decisions and be totally pleased with our own performance. Being a good steward, however, is a game of recovery.

  • Financial principles worth knowing

    Financial principles worth knowing

    We must learn to set financial priorities that are honoring toward God and point toward the attainment of God-given goals.

  • 6 Solid Investing Principles

    6 Solid Investing Principles

    A well-defined investing strategy is one of the cornerstones of a successful financial life. While investing techniques vary widely, all good strategies are built on the same foundation. Here are six core principles you should keep in mind as you plan your own strategy.

  • 3 Simple Ways to Boost Your Savings

    3 Simple Ways to Boost Your Savings

    Have you ever stopped to consider the potential "future value" of the money you spend today? That is, if you were to save it rather than spend it, what would it be worth as you near retirement, say in 20 years?

  • A Slate Wiped Clean: Beginning Again Financially

    A Slate Wiped Clean: Beginning Again Financially

    What wonderful news to know that, in Christ, the slate is wiped clean and we do have the opportunity of beginning again.

  • It's Good to Quit Doing Bad Things, Right?

    It's Good to Quit Doing Bad Things, Right?

    When I was growing up, one of the worst things that could be said about you was that you were a quitter. But being a quitter has gotten a bad rap.

  • 4 Common Investing Mistakes You Are Making

    4 Common Investing Mistakes You Are Making

    When you enter an investment, always have a specific plan in place that will trigger your exit. No exceptions. Even when you know you're right. Especially when you know you're right.