Category: Blog
July Markets Gain Ground
Bell Investment Advisors
August 2, 2022
Financial assets staged a comeback in July, with the global stock market rising seven percent and U.S. bonds gaining by ...
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Bear Market June
Bell Investment Advisors
July 22, 2022
In June, the stock market ebbed once again, reflecting investors’ concerns about the twin risks of inflation and economic slowdown. ...
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The Silver Lining of Volatility
Bell Investment Advisors
June 17, 2022
The volatility which has dogged financial markets this year continued during May. After a gain of over 4% in the ...
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The Fed’s Interest Rate Challenge: Know When to Hold ‘Em
Bell Investment Advisors
May 5, 2022
April saw a continuation of this year’s volatility. Last month, we wrote about the dramatic mid-March rally in stocks. That ...
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Remembering Bonnie Bell at the Oakland Symphony
Bell Investment Advisors
April 8, 2022
On March 4, the Oakland Symphony took to the stage of the Paramount Theatre in a moving tribute to the ...
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A Spring Reprieve for Stocks
Forrest Bell, CFP®
April 6, 2022
After starting 2022 with two negative months, March delivered a reprieve to stock investors. After global markets dropped 5.8% during ...
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Forrest Bell, CFP®
March 3, 2022
The recent unprovoked attacks on Ukraine have stunned and saddened us. While the U.S. and other nations coordinate to create ...
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A Correction Deferred
Forrest Bell, CFP®
February 2, 2022
After starting the new year at all-time highs, the U.S. stock market experienced a bout of volatility. U.S. stocks fell ...
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Continued Recovery Leads to Strong December
Forrest Bell, CFP®
January 4, 2022
To close 2021, investors cheered on the new year. Measured by the MSCI ACWI, global equity markets gained about 19% ...
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