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Insights and perspectives about life.
Because it's not ALWAYS about money.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Waiting in Hope
Advent is a season of preparation. Take time to immerse yourself in the expectation and wonder that preceded His coming.
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About Squanto
As you celebrate Thanksgiving this year, remember that God works all things together for His good, and be thankful. He's still writing the story.
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Spotlight: Market Street Mission
Why Hampton Square supports Market Street Mission both financially and through volunteering, and how you can too.
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Time to Honor Veterans in 2025
This Veterans Day, November 11th, Americans across the nation will pause to honor the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces. Learn why it matters and how you can honor a veteran today and every day.
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Ministry Highlight: Hoving Home
We believe strongly in supporting organizations that make a real difference in people's lives, and Hoving Homes exemplifies this mission beautifully.
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From Drab to Fab: Transform Your Home's Value This Summer
As we move through 2025, the housing market continues to present unique opportunities for homeowners looking to maximize their property's value. With inventory remaining tight in many markets and buyers increasingly selective,...
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Travel is Great. Until it Isn't.
If you plan to travel outside the US, don't let any kind of emergency ruin your adventure (or your wallet)! Here's what to know about medical and travel insurance.
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A Day of Remembrance and Reflection: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes This Memorial Day
We honor those who gave their lives by cherishing the freedoms they died to protect, while never forgetting the tremendous cost at which those freedoms were secured.
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Faith and Finance: Marketplace Ministry
In the financial marketplace, you may be the only ambassador for Christ that some people ever encounter. Your integrity, compassion, and wisdom may be the only Bible some clients ever read.
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Retirement Planning in Your 40s: It's Never Too Late to Start
It's never too late to start planning for retirement – and your 40s offer a perfect blend of established career earnings and sufficient time horizon to create meaningful financial security for your future.
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Why Financial Literacy Matters (No Matter Your Age)
Whether you're 8 or 80, employed or retired, struggling or comfortable, improving your financial literacy will enhance your life. The best time to start was yesterday. The second-best time is today.
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Reflections on Faith, Character, and Principled Investing
Just as General George Washington carefully considered the long-term implications of his choices, we approach investing with a similar moral framework. Celebrate this great American hero today and every day.
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Sparta Residents Find Purpose in Their Investing
For many residents of Sparta, investing isn't just about financial returns - it's about aligning their portfolios with their deeply held faith values. Hampton Square Wealth Management has emerged as a trusted partner in this space.
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The Consequential Leadership of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln stands as one of the most pivotal figures in American history, a president whose leadership during the nation's darkest hour fundamentally reshaped the United States. His presidency, marked by extraordinary challenges...
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What is Faith-Based Investing?
A Faith-Focused Approach to Financial Stewardship. Values-based investing, also known as faith-based or biblically responsible investing (BRI), pioneered by the Timothy Plan, has grown into a major player in the investment universe.
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God With Us
A very old hymn that's caught my imagination this Christmas, is Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, originally sung by 4th century Christians and set to a more "modern" French tune, Picardy, in the mid-19th century. We know the...
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Honoring Veterans Day
November 11 is Veterans Day – a day to honor and remember the bravery, contributions, and sacrifices of our armed services members who have defended us so ably, who have run toward danger rather than away from it, who have helped to...
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The Sky is Falling!! Or...Not...
The trader's adage goes, “The stock market takes the stairs up and the elevator down.” The saying helps illustrate the speed at which stock prices can move, especially over the last few days. Here's how the recent stock market drop...
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A Good Dad is a Priceless Gift
This Father’s Day, I hope you can celebrate and honor the dad or father figure who helped raise you. Focus on all the good they did and tell them you love them. I wish I still could.
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Make the Most of Your Summer! Fun & Budget-Friendly Activities
Summer is upon us, and with it comes the opportunity to relax, recharge, and create lasting memories. Whether you're looking for an adrenaline rush, a cultural immersion, or simply some quality time with loved ones, we hope these hints...
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What is a "Rescue Mission"?
One of our favorite organizations is the Market Street Mission in Morristown, NJ. Recently, Hampton Square helped to sponsor one of the mission's golf outings. Since 1889, Market Street Mission has endeavored to "surround our homeless,...
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Navigating Tax Season Safely
Tax season is upon us when we reconcile our dues with Uncle Sam. However, it's also a period when some unscrupulous individuals exploit this necessity, conducting scams to defraud unsuspecting taxpayers. In this digital age, tax scams...
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Happy Half Birthday
Many people stop being "and-a-half" around age 12. But at age 50, "and-a-half" makes a comeback. #SocialSecurity https://www.hampton-square.com/resource-center/retirement/important-birthdays-over-50
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Fake Bank Scam Alert
It's so easy to get scammed these days. Be alert!
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Get Your Tax Act Together
Reduce the pain of filing this year's taxes.
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No Room in the Inn? It's Worse Than That
It probably wasn't an innkeeper who turned away Mary and Joseph; their own relatives rejected them, assuming that Mary's pregnancy evidenced fornication. Who would remember Isaiah's prophecy, that a virgin would bear the Son of God?
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Christmas Decorating Without the Angst
Stress Less this Christmas Season
Read MoreDiscovering Margin
It's time to wake up and explore ways to spend less and save more. We need financial margin.
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Identity Thieves Abound
Identity Thieves are especially active around tax season. To help taxpayers protect themselves against identity fraud, the IRS has published some helpful guidelines.
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Are You Prepared for Tax Season?
Tax Season can be scary. Even though we know it comes around every year, many of us (myself included!) try to ignore and avoid thinking about it until early April. To help you face your fears and stop procrastinating, we're...
Read MoreDo You Know Your Investment Professional?
Do you know the name of the professional handling your investment? When was the last time you got a call or email from them? Has your investment been assigned to someone you’ve never even heard of – a total stranger who...
Read MoreA Legacy of Faith
Did you watch any of the pageantry in honor of Queen Elizabeth II? Today's funeral, attended by foreign dignitaries and ordinary people alike, honored the late queen's devotion to duty, her people, and their welfare. Those who spoke...
Read MoreSlipping on a Banana?
We are passing along some current analysis from our RIA, OneAscent. Nathan Willis offers some insightful thoughts on the market, along with what we have done in our portfolios in response.
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Gratitude Matters
Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the United States of America. a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of...
Read MoreTurbulence
If there's one word that reflects our times, it's TURBULENCE, a state of confusion without any order. If you're like me, just opening a newspaper or a news app today is painful; you want to know, but you don't. Everywhere you look,...
Read MoreClarity Really Matters
In 2001, I experienced a giant retinal detachment in my left eye. Since then, I've endured four painful surgeries, the last of which was unsuccessful in restoring any sight. I've been counting on my right eye and have been able to see...
Read MoreTiming Really Matters
When our advisors meet with potential clients for the first time, they talk about the things we can't control and those that we can. Hampton Square has no control over the stock market, the next natural disaster, the political...
Read More6 Reasons to Talk to Us
Sometimes it’s easier to talk about what we do at Hampton Square by starting with what we DON’T do…. Here some: 1. Ignore your spouse Any decent advisor should understand that they serve the interests of both spouses...
Read MoreA Lesson in Adapting
When the COVID-19 lock down hit, our service model went out the window. No longer could we do what we most enjoyed, having in person conversations with our clients and friends. It took only a day for us to regroup and create a strategy...
Read MoreSeeing Job Loss as Opportunity
Your company is downsizing...or relocating...or liquidating! Whether you were a long-time employee or you joined the team recently, you have to be devastated by this news. What a disappointment! This was not what you signed up for when...
Read MoreAfter the Funeral
The last relative has said their good-bye and you drive home to an empty house. The shock is wearing off and the grief is settling in. You crawl into bed still wearing your funeral clothes and pray that it’s all been a bad dream....
Read MoreIf Only...
If only…Mom and Dad had established a relationship with an ethical financial advisor much earlier in their lives. They had an accountant, a lawyer, and an insurance agent, but they thought financial advisors were for wealthy people.
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What An Honor
Recently, Jan and I met with Ron Blue, Christian speaker, financial planner, advisor, and author of nine books on finances, including Generous Living, Master Your Money, and God Owns it All. Since retiring from his namesake financial...
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