Category: Finance
The Cost of Market Timing
Bell Investment Advisors
July 3, 2012
The quote below from The Social Animal by David Brooks reiterates why we do not support market timing, even in the current ...
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Top Six Investment Mistakes
Bell Investment Advisors
June 13, 2012
In working mostly with individual investors, we witness firsthand how people manage their investments and think about money. Most importantly, ...
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Why We Did Not Invest in Facebook IPO
Bell Investment Advisors
June 5, 2012
The title for this post is misleading because Bell Investment Advisors does not recommend or invest in individual stocks. However, ...
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Comparing Your Portfolio to an Appropriate Benchmark
Bell Investment Advisors
May 24, 2012
Why is Benchmarking Important? Let’s begin by discussing the importance of comparing your portfolio to an index, a process known ...
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Investing in Volatile Markets
Bell Investment Advisors
May 16, 2012
Volatility is inherent in capital markets. When we invest in the market, we expect volatility to play a part in ...
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Introduction to Financial Planning
Bell Investment Advisors
May 3, 2012
What is financial planning? What are the benefits of creating a financial plan? Should I be using a tax accountant ...
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What’s the difference between a mutual fund and an ETF?
Bell Investment Advisors
April 26, 2012
Like mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) represent a share of ownership in a pool of stocks, bonds, and/or other securities. ...
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Introduction to Mutual Funds
Bell Investment Advisors
April 18, 2012
Mutual funds are investment companies that pool money from many different investors and invest it according to a specific strategy ...
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The Basics of Bonds
Bell Investment Advisors
April 10, 2012
Corporations and governments borrow money from investors by issuing bonds. Borrowers promise to pay back the loans and to pay ...
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