Episode 221 - Marks on the Market: The State of Faith-Based Investing | Tim Macready
About this episode
Tim Macready discusses the challenges and successes of faith-based investing as outlined in the latest report.
Tim Macready of Brightlight joins Richard Cunningham and Luke Roush to unpack the third annual State of Faith-Based Investing in Public Markets report — and the picture is both challenging and deeply encouraging. Faith-based funds averaged 16% returns in 2025 but trailed benchmarks by nearly 2.5%, driven largely by exclusions of Magnificent Seven stocks. The question isn't whether faith-based investing works — it's whether the right frameworks and products are in place to deliver both conviction and performance.
People in this episode
Host: Luke Roush
Guest: Tim Macready
Topics covered
- faith-based investing
- market analysis
- investment returns
- public markets
- financial performance
Keywords
- faith-based investing
- investment returns
- public markets
- financial performance
- Magnificent Seven
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brightlight, Magnificent Seven
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