Boise, ID, September 11, 2023 – Inspire Investing, a leading biblically responsible investing (BRI) firm, has been ranked as one of America's Top RIAs for 2023 by Financial Advisor Magazine. Inspire came in at #209 out of 521 firms and grew total assets under management (AUM) by 2.36% during the calendar year 2022, compared to an average decline of -19.81% of assets by all firms in the survey, ending the year at just over $2.03 billion in total AUM. Inspire has been recognized by FA Magazine seven times since 2017, making the Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms list three times in a row.

Boise, Idaho, September 5, 2023 — For the fourth year in a row now, Inspire Impact Group, parent company of faith-based investing industry leader, Inspire Investing, has made the Inc. 5000 list – the most prestigious ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000 over the years, only a fraction have made the list more than once. Only six percent have made the list four times.

Boise, Idaho, July 6, 2023 — Biblically responsible investing firm, Inspire Investing, was named one of USA Today’s Top 500 Financial Advisory Firms for 2023. This inaugural ranking is presented by USA Today in partnership with Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Out of 32,000 registered investment advisors, Inspire Investing made the top 500 based on both short- and long-term growth of Assets Under Management and recommendations from clients and peers. USA Today put together the list as a resource for those seeking to invest their money. They cited that financial experts recommend a registered investment advisor as the best place to start due to their fiduciary duty (always acting in the client’s best interests), and the fact that they charge fees rather than sales commissions.

Boise, Idaho, June 27, 2023 — Inspire Advisors, a sister company of leading biblically responsible investing firm Inspire Investing, adds a $150 million advisor team in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. Michael Smith and his team at Kingdom Focused Financial decided to join Christian RIA Inspire Advisors after nearly 20 years at their previous firm due to a growing misalignment of values and a lack of freedom to run their practice according to biblical principles.

Let me get straight to the point: 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.

For anyone who is unfamiliar, ESG is an approach to investing that seeks to ascertain potential risks and rewards inherent within an investment based on environmental, social and governance criterion, which at face value is a rather benign concept. Unfortunately, ESG has become weaponized by liberal activists to push forward their harmful, social-Marxist agenda, hence the problem.

In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling to do away with the legal toilet paper that was Roe v Wade, many misguided corporations have jumped at the virtue-signaling opportunity of a lifetime and announced that they are willing to pay thousands of dollars for employees to travel to a state where abortion is still legal in order to end the life of their pre-born child.

Pro-life investors have flooded our inbox in the few days since the SCOTUS decision asking how they can find out if they own stocks in these “abortion travel” companies through their mutual funds, 401k, or other investment accounts, and if so, how they can push back. The good news is that it is a simple task to align your investment portfolio to support life, and together pro-life investors are sending a strong message that is making waves in corporate board rooms. The bad news is that if you have never looked at your investments through this lens before, you are in for a shock.

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need” (Matthew 6:33 NLT).

This bible verse was quoted when Inspire Advisors, a Christian-focused registered investment advisor, asked its newest recruit, Matthew Cunningham, why he transitioned from a major firm. Hailing from Baker City, Oregon, Matthew has 22 years of experience and manages $40M in client assets. 

The transition journey for Cunningham started back in 2017 when his youngest son was miraculously brought back to life after being unresponsive from drowning in a nearby pond. “It would have destroyed us all if he had died, but God answered a hopeless prayer from a desperate father and mother,” said Cunningham. “We were already devoted to God when this all happened, but I had never seen an honest-to-goodness miracle before that. From that moment, I knew I didn't want to only work for money anymore. I wanted to work for a greater purpose with a mission I believe in, and Inspire Advisors gives us that chance.” 

In an interesting discovery, Cunningham realized that while his clients' greatest needs revolve around being encouraged through a relationship with him, he himself did not have any relationships at his previous firm.

“This really hit me when I wanted to submit my resignation letter after nearly 18 years, I had no idea who to submit it to.” Cunningham continued, “I have already made more profound friendships at Inspire, even prior to officially joining the firm, and now have access to the tools needed to further the ministry of biblically responsible investing in my practice. My clients need reason for hope amid a barrage of bad news and now I can share the hope of Christ with them with a team supporting me in prayer.” 

“The lack of meaningful and supportive relationships in the workplace is no longer something that can be ignored,” commented Robert Netzly, CEO of Inspire Advisors.

“The pandemic lockdowns showed the world how important relationships and human interaction are to thrive in life. God created us to live interdependently on each other in community where trust, love, and peace, govern our interactions and this is the exact environment we strive to create at Inspire Advisors. We’re proud to welcome Matt to our advisor family and look forward to supporting him as he serves his clients.” 

Cunningham grew up in the Puget Sound area, learning the investment business from his father, Richard. In 2021 his father passed away and Matt wanted to continue the tradition of keeping the practice in the family. He hired two of his sons (Johnathan and Shane) to continue what has become the family business. He credits his father and mother for instilling in him a strong love of God and Country.   

About Inspire Advisors 

Inspire Advisors is the wealth management division of the Inspire Investing family of companies, an enterprise with $1.98 billion in assets under management (as of 3/31/22), ranked as the third fastest growing investment firm in the nation in the Financial Advisor Magazine annual report two years in a row, and top-quartile member of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States.   

The Inspire Advisors platform is purpose-built from the ground up to support Christian financial advisors who want to run their practices with diligent biblically responsible investing (BRI) alignment, a growing conviction among financial advisors and their clients. 

Christian financial advisors interested in exploring a relationship with Inspire Advisors can email inspire@inspireadvisors.com or visit www.inspireadvisors.com to learn more. 

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. 

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.