Your portfolio can honor what you believe.
As a Christian-led Inspire Advisors wealth management practice, we help families align their investments with biblical values, using research-backed screening trusted by faith-driven investors managing billions in faith-aligned assets.
“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31
Most Christian families have never seen what their portfolio is actually funding.
You tithe. You pray over your finances. Giving and generosity are part of your family’s witness.
But the companies inside your 401(k), IRA, and brokerage account? Most Christian families have never thought to look, and what they find when they do is almost always a surprise.
Biblically Responsible Investing gives you a way to align every dollar you invest with the values you live by, and research suggests it doesn’t require sacrificing returns to do it.
$6.7T
Christian-controlled assets in the U.S.
80%
of 190 studies show values screening performs competitively or better
Outperformed
Biblical screening vs. non-screened benchmarks (Biola, 2016)
Sources: Wall Street Journal · Oxford University 2015 meta-analysis of 190 studies · Biola University 2016 (Dr. Shane Enete, CFA) · Inspire Investing. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:21
A conversation we have more often than you’d think …
“We tithe. We pray over our finances. We’ve never once thought about what our retirement account is actually funding.”
We hear this from nearly every new client: faithful, generous, values-driven people who had no idea their portfolio held companies profiting from things they’d never knowingly support.
See what we screen for belowWhere Biblically Responsible Investing fits.
Biblically Responsible Investing means putting your money where your faith is: screening your portfolio against biblical values so it reflects what you believe, not just what the market rewards.
Read our complete guide to Biblically Responsible InvestingHere’s how it compares to what you may already know.
Traditional Investing
- Screens For
- Returns only
- Avoids
- Nothing by design
- Aligned With
- Market neutrality
- Methodology
- Performance-based, no values screening
ESG Investing
- Screens For
- Environmental, social, governance factors
- Avoids
- Varies widely by fund
- Aligned With
- Progressive social priorities
- Methodology
- Often subjective, varies by provider
Biblically Responsible Investing
- Screens For
- Biblical values + business excellence
- Avoids
- Abortion, pornography, exploitation, gambling, and more
- Aligned With
- Scripture
- Methodology
- Inspire Impact Score · rules-based, −100 to +100
Biblically responsible investing is a space with enormous potential.
Three commitments. One aligned portfolio.
Biblically Responsible Investing follows a disciplined, three-step process: the same methodology Inspire Investing uses across billions in faith-aligned assets.
Screen Out
Exclude what God calls evil
Every company is evaluated against 14 categories of concern. Any involvement automatically excludes it from a biblically responsible portfolio.
- Abortion and abortifacient drugs
- Pornography and sexual exploitation
- LGBT activism contrary to Scripture
- Gambling, tobacco, and cannabis
- Human trafficking and exploitation
…and 9 more screening categories
Screen For
Seek what honors God
Companies that pass the exclusionary screen are evaluated across 26 positive categories, rewarding genuine blessing to employees, communities, and the world.
- Business ethics and integrity
- Ethical labor and human rights
- Customer welfare and product safety
- Community impact and social good
- Environmental stewardship
…and 21 more positive categories
Monitor
Stay aligned as the world changes
Companies change. BRI isn’t a one-time event, it’s an ongoing commitment to keeping your portfolio aligned through continuous review.
- Continuous screening through Inspire Insight
- Annual review with the most current data
- Holdings adjusted when companies change
- Regular check-ins on your full portfolio
- Shareholder advocacy when biblical change is possible
See what your portfolio is actually funding.
Most Christians have never thought to check what their investments are doing behind the scenes. We run every client’s portfolio through Inspire Insight before our first meeting, so when we talk, you already know exactly where you stand.
Most people are surprised by what they find. All of them are grateful they looked.
“The naive believes everything, but the prudent man considers his steps.”
Proverbs 14:15
Your Inspire Impact Score
A single score showing how each of your holdings aligns with biblical values, part of Inspire Investing’s proprietary methodology.
Specific violations flagged
Exactly which categories each company fails: abortion, exploitation, gambling, and more.
Positive impact areas
How each company performs across 26 categories of positive business conduct.
Your full portfolio: stocks, funds, and ETFs
Not just individual stocks. We screen your entire 401(k), IRA, and brokerage holdings.
A written report you can keep
Yours to review on your own time. No obligation, no pressure.
The Inspire Impact Score is a proprietary methodology developed by Inspire Investing LLC. Stars & Sand Financial uses Inspire Insight screening technology as part of our advisory services through our affiliation with Inspire Advisors LLC. Screening does not guarantee returns or the avoidance of losses.
What working with us looks like.
No pressure, no pitch. Three short conversations, then you decide.
Discovery call
30 minutes · in person or video
We learn about your family, your goals, and what matters to you. You ask us anything you want about how we work.
- Your faith, family, and financial picture
- Where you are in your stewardship journey
- Whether we’re the right fit for each other
Portfolio screening
Complimentary · no commitment
You share your current statements. We run every holding through Inspire Insight and walk you through, line by line, exactly what your money is funding right now.
- Inspire Impact Score on every position
- Specific violations flagged per company
- Written report yours to keep
Plan & recommendation
Only if we’re the right fit
If we’re a good match, we build a comprehensive plan and a biblically aligned portfolio designed around your goals, your timeline, and your convictions.
- Comprehensive financial plan
- Faith-aligned portfolio design
- Ongoing review and stewardship
No long-term contracts. No high-pressure pitches. Just a clear path forward.
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Faithful stewardship is just one conversation away.
You’ve read enough to know this matters. The next step is simple: a 30-minute call to see exactly what your portfolio is funding today, and whether we’re the right fit to help you align it with what you believe.
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
1 Peter 4:10