Inspire Advisors

Inspire Advisors

Inspire Advisors launched in 2019 as a Little Rock-based RIA, building its platform around the conviction that investment returns and religious values are not mutually exclusive. The firm manages discretionary portfolios for individuals and institutions, applying an exclusionary screen rooted in biblical principles that removes companies involved in abortion, pornography, and other activities it categorizes as anti-family. This creates a systematically different investable universe compared to both broad-market and standard ESG mandates. The firm deploys capital primarily through publicly traded equities and exchange-traded funds, leaning heavily on the Inspire ETFs suite managed by its affiliated entity, Inspire Investing. Portfolio construction uses biblically responsible investing screens, which effectively tilt exposure away from large-cap healthcare and consumer discretionary names that fail the criteria. The firm also allocates to fixed-income instruments and offers financial planning services alongside its investment management, functioning as a full-service advisory practice for values-aligned clients. Its geographic focus remains domestic, serving US-based individuals and institutional accounts from its Arkansas headquarters. Team size and total assets under management are not publicly disclosed by the firm. Inspire Advisors shares intellectual DNA and investment products with Inspire Investing, which operates the Inspire 100 ETF and other faith-based funds. The advisory entity serves as a distribution and advice layer that directs client capital into these proprietary and third-party screened products, creating a vertically integrated model from fund management to client portfolio construction. In 2023, the broader Inspire ecosystem surpassed $3 billion in assets under management across its ETF lineup, reflecting rising demand for values-based passive strategies among evangelical and Catholic investors. What structurally separates Inspire Advisors from a conventional RIA is its complete subordination of portfolio construction to a specific religious canon. Unlike generalist RIAs that accommodate ESG preferences upon client request, Inspire Advisors bakes biblically responsible exclusions into the default investment process. This creates a pure-play posture: clients arrive because of the screen, not despite it. The firm functions as a dedicated gateway into the broader faith-driven investing movement, maintaining product and governance alignment with the affiliated Inspire Investing brand.