YEAR-END GIVING PODCAST

YEAR-END GIVING PODCAST

FM Financial’s Chris DeBacker recently sat down with FMCUSA Director of Communications, Brett Heintzman, for the Light + Life podcast to discuss year-end giving for individuals and churches. It is available wherever you listen to podcasts or by using the following...
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Giving with JOY

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Giving with JOY

Did you know there is such a thing as joy marketing? It is a marketing strategy aimed at making an emotional connection and eliciting feelings of joy when a customer thinks about a particular product or brand. Coca-Cola has famously used this strategy in many of its...
Investing – Definitions 104

Investing – Definitions 104

What is the difference between simple and compound interest? Simple interest is an annual return that is paid out and not reinvested.  For example, let’s say you earn 5% on a $100,000 investment.  Over three years, it would look something like...
Investment Process

Investment Process

If you have any type of investment account with FM Financial or GuideStream, you may wonder how your investments are chosen. Because this is a matter of utmost importance, we have a whole team working on it! It begins with the internal Chief Trust Officer / Investment...
Investing: Short-Term and Long-Term

Investing: Short-Term and Long-Term

When choosing among the many investment options available today, it is important to determine if you are saving for a short-term or a long-term goal. For many short-term saving goals or accounts that need flexibility and quick liquidity, it is often most beneficial to...