# Episode 221 - Marks on the Market: The State of Faith-Based Investing | Tim Macready

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Podcast: [Faith Driven Investor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-driven-investor-785011)
Published: 2026-04-27T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.faithdriveninvestor.org/
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## Resource

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.

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