Faith Investor Services was honored to gather in prayer this morning with many financial professionals to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. As investment professionals, we all do important work for our clients and contribute to the economic vitality of the nation. In 1952, Congress first established the National Day of Prayer and was signed into law by President Harry Truman. On May 5, 1988, President Reagan signed an amendment which established the first Thursday in May to officially recognize this important day.
With all the challenges we face as a country, let us continue to ground ourselves in prayer and give honor and thanks to God.
Increasingly, clients are concerned that their portfolios be aligned with their values. Faith-Based investing has a dual mandate to generate investment returns in a faithful manner. The number of values-based investment offerings from institutional quality managers has been on the rise in recent years and continues to grow.
Food prices have reached record levels across the world. This rapid increase shows no sign of slowing and could further threaten the ability of millions of people to feed themselves and their families. The world needs to act quickly and work together to help these people and protect their basic right to food.