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It’s been a wild week! Check out this week’s podcast on China, tariffs, and investing in Asia. Gene Reilly is the CIO of a hedge fund focused on Asia Pacific markets. He offers a very unique perspective. I hope each of you has a blessed week!

So many people “bet on the jockey” in private market investing. But how do you evaluate “the jockey?” Check out my interview with Andreas Widmer for this week’s podcast. We discuss what to look for in an entrepreneur: are they pursuing virtue? Creating lasting, meaningful companies? Awesome conversation! Have a blessed week.

This turned out to be quite a week … from religious liberty, to the first-ever US credit downgrade, to new private market and retirement proposals. As a result, more headlines! May God bless each of you.

With the wild ride of financial markets this year, this has been a welcomed week for many. However, nonprofits are facing a little more uncertainty with potential changes looming. “Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up".

Habemus Papam! On Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV. While this may or may not have direct impact on your faith and expression, it certainly has global impact. May we all pray that his leadership has a positive impact on our world and leads souls to Christ!