Category: Finance
Tariffs Part Two
Bell Investment Advisors
March 5, 2025
In February, the U.S. stock market declined slightly, with the Wilshire 5000 down 1.94%. Foreign stocks, on the other hand, ...
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The Return of Tariffs
Bell Investment Advisors
February 6, 2025
January brought a good start to the year for investors. The global stock market rose, as did the U.S. bond ...
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The Cost of Worry
Bell Investment Advisors
June 7, 2024
Both bonds and stocks posted gains in May. A slight decline in interest rates combined with another month’s worth of ...
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Happy Holidays
Bell Investment Advisors
January 4, 2024
December serves as a reminder that it is often best to ignore market volatility. The market volatility that first appeared ...
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The Economy vs. Interest Rates
Bell Investment Advisors
November 6, 2023
Both U.S. stocks and U.S. bonds declined in October, falling by 2.3% and 1.3%, respectively. The magnitude of these losses ...
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The Economy Continues to Look Good
Bell Investment Advisors
August 2, 2023
July saw a continuation of the global stock market recovery that began last October. Both U.S. and developed international stock markets increased by about 3%. ...
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Fed Skips Increase For Now
Bell Investment Advisors
July 1, 2023
June was a good month for stock investors. Unlike earlier in the year when a few stocks drove nearly all the gains, June’s rally was ...
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An Eleventh Hour Deal
Bell Investment Advisors
June 2, 2023
While the stock market didn’t express outright enthusiasm about the debt ceiling negotiation, it also wasn’t dismayed. The global stock ...
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Bell Investment Advisors
March 13, 2023
Last month, we wrote about our hope that investors had finally shifted their focus away from the Federal Reserve and ...
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