Inspire Investing Blog

Give50 Ministry Partner, International Justice Mission (IJM), launches an exciting initiative in Bangladesh.

Oct 14, 2025

Report: Inspire Leads Charge to Prevent Abortion Pill Distribution

Engagement

Abortion pill distribution has quietly become one of the most pressing moral, legal, and financial challenges facing America's largest pharmacy chains.

Oct 10, 2025

What Charlie Kirk’s Martyrdom Means For Christian Investors

Investing

Corporate America must answer for their part in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Oct 6, 2025

Invest the Hell out of your money.

Investing

If anyone is serious about making America great again, they must consider what their investments are funding. Is your own money working against you?

Oct 6, 2025

Inspire Advisors and President Aaron Moon Named Finalists in the ThinkAdvisor 2025 Luminaries Awards for Industry Disrupter and Next Gen Rising Star

Headline

ThinkAdvisor’s Luminaries Awards spotlight the financial services industry’s most innovative leaders, highlighting organizations and individuals whose contributions are shaping the future of wealth management.

Oct 6, 2025

Why More Advisors Are Turning to Faith Based Investing and What’s Holding Them Back

Business

The conversation around values based investing is no longer optional. It is essential.

Oct 1, 2025

Inspire Announces Major Data Expansion of Inspire Insight Investment Screening Tool

Research

The update strengthens data reliability while providing investors with greater breadth, confidence, and transparency.

Aug 23, 2025

Chris Hubbard

Engagement

Protecting Life: Inspire’s Multi-Year Engagement Leads Costco to Avoid Abortion Pill Sales

After sustained pressure from shareholders and citizens, Costco says it has no current intention to seek certification to dispense mifepristone.

Aug 20, 2025

Advancing Civil Liberties: Inspire’s De-Banking Engagement Successes and the New Executive Order

Engagement

Inspire reports on corporate engagement at PNC, Regions, Western Alliance, and others as landmark federal action reinforces progress

Aug 19, 2025

Inspire Makes Inc. 5000 List for Sixth Year in A Row

Headline

For the sixth year in a row, Inspire Impact Group, the parent company of faith-based investing industry leader, Inspire Investing, has made the Inc. 5000 list.

Aug 15, 2025

Inspire Investing and Inspire Advisors Both Ranked Among America’s Top RIAs for 2025 by Financial Advisor Magazine

Headline

Inspire Advisors came in at #249 out of 366 firms, while Inspire Investing came in at #155.

Jul 31, 2025

Promoting Fairness: DEI Policy Wins at Zions and East West Bank, and Viewpoint Diversity Progress at Webster Bank

Engagement

These victories signal a growing shift in corporate America toward fairness and away from ideologically driven policies.

Jun 26, 2025

Inspire Included in USA Today and Statista’s 2025 List of Best Financial Advisory Firms

Headline

We’re pleased to announce that Inspire Investing has been recognized in the 2025 edition of USA Today and Statista’s Best Financial Advisory Firms list.

May 21, 2025

Inspire Investing Wins ‘Best Places to Work in Idaho’ Award

Headline

 Inspire Investing was recently awarded 2nd place in Idaho 2025 for small employers by the Best Places to Work in Idaho® organization.

May 21, 2025

Inspire Investing Ranks #218 in Financial Times “Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2025”

Headline

 Inspire Investing, the world’s largest provider of faith-based ETFs, was named to The Financial Times’ list of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2025.”

May 19, 2025

Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions and Strategic Portfolio Allocations, 2025

Investing

Each year, the Inspire Investment Management Team analyzes historical return, risk, and correlation statistics for different asset classes and then formulate assumptions based on current market conditions.

May 5, 2025

Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA

Engagement

Shareholder Engagement: Mastercard to Distance Itself from GARM and Censorship Concerns

Mastercard agrees to public statement affirming that its marketing decisions are made independently, with no involvement from third parties.

Apr 16, 2025

Where Do We Draw the Line?

Investing

Perfectionism can be a heavy burden.

Apr 15, 2025

Inspire Investing and Allies Challenge De-Banking: US Bank Resolution Filed & Idaho Law Victory

Engagement

Inspire Investing and its coalition partners are pushing back against politicized de-banking.

Apr 9, 2025

Inspire Expands Pornography Screening Category

Investing

Inspire Insight will now screen for sexually explicit content, applications, and services.

Apr 4, 2025

Chris Hubbard

Headline

Inc. Names Inspire to its 2025 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Rocky Mountains

The Inspire Impact Group includes Inspire Investing, a world leader in faith-based investing, Inspire Advisors, a Christian RIA platform, and faith-based screening technology, Inspire Insight.

Apr 3, 2025

Engagement Report: Walmart and Kroger Take Steps to Avoid Selling Mifepristone After Inspire Investing’s Advocacy

Engagement

Pro-life investors celebrate progress as Inspire Investing’s efforts encourage Walmart and Kroger to steer clear of abortion pill distribution.

Mar 12, 2025

David vs. Goliath: Faith-Based and “ESG-Skeptic” Investors Take a Stand at Apple’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

Engagement

Inspire Investing and our coalition partners made history at Apple’s annual shareholder meeting

Feb 26, 2025

How Trump’s Policy Agenda Could Benefit Biblically Responsible Investors

Investing

President Trump’s 2025 agenda has provided a rare and compelling alignment with the principles of biblically responsible investing.

Jan 30, 2025

Meta Ends Controversial Censorship Amid Faith-Based Investor Pressure

Engagement

Our resolution was not just a symbolic act but a call for Meta to reconsider its role as a platform for free expression

Jan 10, 2025

Faith-Based Investors Celebrate Walmart’s Advance Into Post-DEI World

Engagement

This decision represents more than just a corporate policy shift; it’s a victory for the Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) movement and a testament to the power of faith-driven stewardship.

Dec 4, 2024

Inspire mobilizes investors to urge Fortune 1000 companies to avoid dangerous DEI policies

Engagement

After 49 members of Congress and several activist organizations sent letters asking Fortune 1000 companies to “defend” DEI values, Inspire Investing worked with Alliance Defending Freedom to organize a response.

Oct 31, 2024

Inspire Investing Hits $3 Billion AUM

Headline

Inspire Investing, the world’s largest faith-based ETF provider (as of 9/30/24), is excited to announce it has reached the significant milestone of $3 billion in assets under management (AUM).

Oct 9, 2024

State Treasurers Stand with Inspire Investing to Keep Abortion Drugs Out of Costco, Walmart, and Other Retailers

Engagement

Fourteen state treasurers and financial officers from across the nation have joined us in the campaign to urge Costco, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, and McKesson to stay out of the abortion drug business.

Sep 20, 2024

Inspire Investing Statement on SEC Settlement

Sep 19, 2024

Inspire Investing is pleased to have resolved the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) inquiry into our historical screening policies and procedures.

Inspire Investing Receives Perfect Score for Proxy Voting Behavior for Second Consecutive Year

Engagement

According to a recent report by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, Inspire Investing’s score earned them an “A” grade compared to the “C” average among funds in the study.

Aug 27, 2024

Inspire Makes Inc. 5000 List for Fifth Year In A Row

Headline

For the fifth year in a row, Inspire Impact Group, the parent company of Inspire Investing, has made the Inc. 5000 list – the most prestigious ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies.

Aug 26, 2024

Inspire Investing Ranked Among America’s Top RIAs for 2024 by Financial Advisor Magazine

Headline

This is the eighth year in a row that Financial Advisor Magazine has named Inspire as one of America’s top RIAs.

Aug 5, 2024

7 Critical Ways Inspire Investing Is Pushing Back ESG

Investing

Here are seven critical ways the Inspire Impact Score differs from ESG and why investors should consider Biblically Responsible Investing.

Jul 30, 2024

Embracing a New Wave: The Case for Biblically Responsible Investing Beyond the Magnificent Seven

Investing

In recent times, investors worldwide have witnessed the gradual shift in stock market dynamics, particularly in the context of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks.

Jul 22, 2024

Shareholder Engagement Victories in 2024: Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index

Engagement

The 2024 shareholder engagement season has already yielded significant victories for Christian investors – God is on the move!

Jul 12, 2024

Christian Investors and Gay Pride Month

Investing

The Christian investor community cannot shy away from engaging culture on such a vital topic. We must let our light shine. We must keep our salt salty.

Jun 1, 2024

Inspire Investing Wins ‘Best Places to Work in Idaho’ Award

Headline

Inspire Investing was recently awarded 2nd place statewide for small employers in Idaho and 1st place in Southwest Idaho, also for small employers, by the “Best Places to Work in Idaho" organization.

May 23, 2024

Inspire Investing Named One of the Best Financial Advisory Firms by USA Today for Second Year in a Row

Headline

Inspire Investing was ranked by USA Today and Statista as a top Registered Investment Advisor for 2024 based on asset growth and recommendations by financial advisors, clients, and industry experts.

May 8, 2024

Inspire Investing Ranks #166 in Financial Times “Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2024”

Headline

Inspire Investing, the world's largest provider of faith-based ETFs, is named to the Financial Times "Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2024" list.

Apr 22, 2024

Holding the Line Against Corporate LGBT Activism

Research

The pressure for businesses to cave into the demands for not just tolerance, nor even acceptance, but promotion and celebration of LGBT sexuality seems to build with each passing year.

Apr 4, 2024

Politicizing Business is Costly

Headline

Bowyer Research analyzes corporate performance data and concludes that corporate politicking on divisive social issues raises legitimate financial concerns.

Mar 19, 2024

Corporate Engagement Update: It's Working! And We Need Your Help Again

Engagement

Inspire and coalition partners work with ISS to provide new proxy voting options. Now we need your help again!

Mar 5, 2024

Inspire Advisors Joins Target Lawsuit on Behalf of Faith-Based Investors

Engagement

The lawsuit seeks to hold Target accountable for misleading representations about its ESG and DEI mandates that caused investors to lose billions of dollars.

Dec 5, 2023

2022/2023 Inspire Corporate Engagement Report

Engagement

Inspire makes progress on freedom of speech and religion and holds Target and other companies accountable for promoting divisive, political agendas at shareholder expense.

Nov 6, 2023

What Lies Beneath Your Investments

Life

It is tempting to ignore what lies beneath the ticker symbols on our brokerage statements. But we cannot take the shot that numbs us to the real pain and suffering on the other end of our investment activities.

Oct 11, 2023

Inspire Investing Ranked one of America’s Top RIAs for 2023 by FA Magazine

Headline

This marks the 7th year in a row that biblically responsible investing firm, Inspire Investing, has ranked as a top RIA by FA Magazine.

Sep 12, 2023

Inspire Makes Inc. 5000 List Four Years In A Row

Headline

Inspire Impact Group, parent company of Inspire Investing, has made the Inc. 5000 list for the fourth consecutive year.

Aug 31, 2023

Inspire Investing Named One of the Best Financial Advisory Firms for 2023 By USA Today

Headline

Biblically responsible investing firm, Inspire Investing, ranked in the top 500 Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) based on growth of assets under management and client recommendations.

Jul 6, 2023

Inspire Advisors Welcomes Team Managing $150 Million in Assets in Pennsylvania

Headline

Kingdom Focused Financial joins Inspire Advisors to be able to run their firm according to biblical principles.

Jun 28, 2023

Inspire Investing Receives Perfect Score For Proxy Voting Behavior

Engagement

Biblically responsible investing firm, Inspire Investing, receives a perfect score from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity for putting client interests first when voting on extreme shareholder proposals.

Jun 12, 2023

Inspire Introduces the World’s First Biblically Responsible Structured Notes

Investing

Inspire and Barnabas Capital partner to launch Inspire Faith Notes, the world’s first biblically responsible structured notes.

Jun 4, 2023

Inspire Investing CEO Statement on Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index 2023

Investing

Too often, leaders at megabanks, big tech firms, and other large corporations act like they can brush aside concerns from the shareholders who actually own the company.

May 16, 2023

Biblical Investors Burn Brightly

Life

Greatness is always measured as a relative term. That God is great means that He is exalted above other things. That God is supremely great means that He is exalted above every other thing.

May 16, 2023

Inspire Investing Commentary on Banking Sector

Investing

With the recent failures of SIVB and SBNY, investors have been left wondering if the recent banking woes are just the tip of the iceberg for another looming financial crisis.

Mar 16, 2023

Inspire’s Team Mission Trip to Guatemala – 2022

Impact

It is a beautiful experience to travel to another country on a short-term mission trip and experience all that the Lord is doing around the world.

Feb 15, 2023

Aaron Moon

Investing

Investing Towards The Heavenly Vision

No company comes close to actual heavenly perfection, but so long as we have the opportunity, are we actively choosing to allocate God’s capital toward those businesses which more closely align with His will than others?

Feb 1, 2023

Christian Investors Celebrate Win Against Debanking Trend

Headline

I love it when I have good news to share, and today I have excellent news regarding the discriminatory trend of big banks canceling accounts & financing relationships of conservative Christian organizations/individuals.

Jan 17, 2023

Inspire Investing Parent Makes Inc. 5000 List Three Years In A Row

Headline

For the third consecutive year, faith-based investing firm Inspire Investing’s parent earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.

Aug 29, 2022

Biblical Investors Renouncing ESG

Investing

We hereby renounce ESG. We have removed ESG from the names of all our products and no longer identify our investment approach as being part of the ESG category.

Aug 18, 2022

Inspire Group Snags #1 Fastest Growing Investment Firm in Idaho, Top 50 Nationwide

Investing

Inspire grows to $1.9B in assets landing in the Top 50 Fastest Growing list of registered investment advisors (RIA), while sister company Inspire Advisors grows to $446M in assets and #1 Fastest Growing RIA in Idaho.

Jul 21, 2022

List of Companies Paying For Abortion Travel And How Pro-Life Investors Can Push Back

Investing

In response to the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v Wade, many misguided corporations have announced that they are willing to pay thousands of dollars for employees to travel to a state where abortion is still legal.

Jun 29, 2022

Inspire Insight: Free Faith-Based Investment Screening Tool

Investing

FinTech Launch – Discover the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly in Your Investments

Jun 7, 2022

Inspire Advisors Welcomes Financial Advisor Managing Over $40 Million In Client Assets in Oregon

Business

Inspire Advisors celebrates their 3rd advisor transition this year who desires to center their practice around their faith

Jun 6, 2022

Inspire Investing Co-Sponsors New Viewpoint Diversity Score Business Index to Measure Corporate Respect for Religious and Ideological Diversity

Headline

Inspire Investing and ADF join forces to address corporations undermining free speech, religious freedom, and free markets.

May 26, 2022

Revealing the Abortion Industry Loophole

Headline

Newfound access to abortifacient drugs through direct mail provide the abortion industry a backdoor to retain profits in the looming overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Apr 27, 2022

Inspire Investing Ranks #131 In The Financial Times “Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas 2022”

Headline

Inspire Investing ranked in the Financial Times “Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies” list for the second straight year, beating out Tesla, Amazon, Lyft, Netflix, and other notable businesses.

Apr 26, 2022

$20M Financial Advisor Joins Christian Firm Inspire Advisors to Bring Whole Self to Work

Business

Financial advisor joins rapidly growing Christian-focused registered investment advisor, Inspire Advisors, seeking greater vocational fulfillment by aligning his Christian beliefs with his professional life.

Apr 4, 2022

Crypto Investors Risk Total Wipeout from Platform Bankruptcy Suggests SEC

Investing

The SEC releases guidance that cryptocurrency investors may be at risk of total and complete loss of their crypto assets in the event that the trading platform they use files for bankruptcy.

Apr 1, 2022

Inspire Investing Parent Ranks No. 31 in the 2022 Inc. 5000 Regional Rocky Mountain List

Headline

Inspire posted 248% revenue growth between 2018 and 2020, landing them at number 31 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Rocky Mountain Region list of fastest-growing private companies.

Mar 17, 2022

Inspire Investing's Commentary on Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Headline

Inspire Investing's team provides commentary and helpful advice for investors in light of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

Mar 9, 2022

Exposing The Equality Act

Headline

Despite its name, The Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Equality Act furthers inequality by eliminating the critical rights of women, children, and religious institutions.

Mar 3, 2022

Inside the Inspire Impact Score™

Research

Calculation and Analysis of Inspire’s Approach to Biblically Responsible Investing

Mar 3, 2022

Inspire Investing Team

Investing

Pro-Life Activists Profiting from Abortion

Pro-life advocates are unwittingly benefiting from abortion products through their investment accounts and are urged to screen out violating companies.

Feb 18, 2022

Progressives Bereave Investors by Censoring Conservative, Faith-Based ESG Investing Viewpoints

Investing

Woke ESG managers claim to value diversity and inclusion, which screams irony as they push to exclude conservative viewpoints from the ESG investing community.

Feb 15, 2022

The Duty of a Christian Investor

Investing

What is the duty of a Christian investor? A good investment steward seeks to glorify God by simultaneously ensuring the companies invested in align with God’s values while also earning respectable returns.

Feb 8, 2022

How the USCCB is catching up to Inspire's approach to biblically responsible investing

Investing

After nearly 18 years, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has updated its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) guidelines, a huge step closer to Inspire's approach to faith-based investing.

Feb 3, 2022

The 3 Money Promises of God

Life

Money is consistently listed as the number one source of anxiety for Americans. As Christians, there are 3 important money promises that have been given to us.

Feb 2, 2022

Inspire Advisors Catches Another $100M Advisor from Major Secular Firm

Investing

$100M advisor leaves major firm after 15 years due to lack of biblically responsible investing options.

Jan 27, 2022

Catholic Bishops’ New Investing Guidelines Move Closer to Inspire’s Approach to Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI)

Research

In November 2021, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) updated its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Guidelines¹ after 18 years.

Jan 26, 2022

$250M Advisor Duo Join Christian RIA Firm Over Medical Freedom and Biblical Values

Headline

Medical freedom and biblical alignment attract advisor team to choose Christian RIA firm to align their practice with their convictions.

Jan 4, 2022

When Christian Investors Pack 700 Shoeboxes With The Love Of Christ

Impact

Inspire Investing teamed up this year with Samaritan’s Purse to pack seven-hundred Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes with toys, toothbrushes and the gospel message of Jesus and sent them to children around the globe.

Dec 15, 2021

How a Guatemalan Village was Transformed by Investment Fees

Impact

Inspire Investing's Give50 program completes 3-year transformation efforts to restore a village in dire need of restoration.

Nov 15, 2021

US Inflation Yearly Increase at 31 Year High

Headline

October’s higher than expected reading on inflation caught many investors' attention and is sure to be the source of more market volatility going forward.

Nov 10, 2021

Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA

Investing

Christian Investors Demand Companies Stop Pushing Progressive Politics

As more companies push progressive, liberal political agendas, Christian investors say enough is enough

Oct 19, 2021

Invest Patiently Like a Prophet

Investing

A tender conviction that how we invest and spend God’s money matters to those who suffer in our world.

Oct 13, 2021

Inspire Investing Parent Recognized Again On The Inc. 5000 List Of Most Successful Private Companies

Headline

For the second consecutive year, faith-based investing firm Inspire Investing’s parent earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.

Sep 3, 2021

Inspire Investing Ranked #3 in ‘Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms’ by FA Magazine – Two Years Running

Investing

Biblically responsible investing firm, Inspire Investing, ranked 3rd fastest growing Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) in the nation for the second consecutive year - FA Magazine’s ‘Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms – 2021’

Aug 13, 2021

Corporations Should Abandon Their Support Of The Equality Act

Business

An overwhelming 97.5% of publicly-traded US companies do not support the Equality Act. Why not?

Jun 20, 2021

The Financial Times Ranks Inspire Investing Among Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas

Investing

Biblically responsible investing firm Inspire Investing ranked #166 in The Financial Times’ “Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2021”, beating out Tesla, Uber, Square, Facebook, DocuSign and other notable businesses.

May 25, 2021

Is Biblically Responsible Investing Important Since My Money Does Not Go Directly To The Company?

Investing

In this post, Inspire CEO, Robert Netzly, discusses the important difference between supporting companies involved in immoral business practices and the participation in those businesses as an owner.

May 20, 2021

Is Biblically Responsible Investing Hypocritical

Investing

Is it hypocrisy to own an iPhone and exclude AAPL from my portfolio? To drink Starbucks coffee, but avoid buying SBUX? I do not want to be a hypocrite, so this is an important question to answer.

May 11, 2021

How to Use Factor Investing to Harvest Excess Portfolio Returns

Investing

This post dives into factor investing and how financial and non-financial factors can affect portfolio returns.

May 5, 2021

Should Christian Investors Risk Lower Returns To Invest Biblically?

Investing

This post addresses the question of “Will I have to sacrifice performance if I switch my portfolio to biblically responsible investing?” from a different angle and looks to scripture if that question really matters.

Mar 23, 2021

Investing

Invest in Many Ventures

“Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.” - Ecclesiastes 11:2

Feb 22, 2021

Dr. Erik Davidson, CFA, CTFA

Investing

“Jesus Saves” On Display As Inspire Investing and Biola University Ring NYSE Opening Bell

Inspire Investing CEO, Robert Netzly, displays “Jesus Saves” sign on NYSE podium with guests from Biola University ringing the NYSE opening bell to celebrate the growth of the biblically responsible investing movement.

Feb 18, 2021

The “Robinhood Bro” Culture

Investing

How to avoid gambling in the stock market.

Feb 2, 2021

Inspire Investing Doubles Size To $1.3 Billion Assets Under Management

Business

Inspire Investing, a leading biblically responsible investing firm, doubled assets under management (AUM) in 2020 despite COVID-19 challenges, reporting a total of $1.3 billion AUM as of 12/31/2020.

Jan 12, 2021

Investing With Christian Freedom

Investing

Investing with Christian freedom means making investments that seek the good of our neighbor to the glory of God.

Dec 15, 2020

Presidents and Providence

Life

If you think that 2020 has been a wild year, we are well reminded of the immortal 1974-era poetry of Bachman Turner Overdrive, “B-b-b-baby you ain’t seen n-n-n-nothing yet”.

Oct 28, 2020