Category: The Opening Bell
Fiscal Cliff Notes
Matthew P. King
January 18, 2013
On New Year’s Eve, Lake Superior State University released its 38th annual edition of the “List of Words to Be ...
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Making a Good Life Happen—The Explanation
Bonnie Bell
October 19, 2012
After the democratic convention in North Carolina, President Obama and others quipped that former President Clinton should be appointed the ...
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Will You Run Out of Money?
James F. Bell
October 19, 2012
The very real threat of running out of money is one of the main reasons that financial planning exists as ...
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What QE3 Means to You
Matthew P. King
October 19, 2012
With a new arrival to our family, my mother-in-law has been staying with us for the past couple of weeks. ...
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The Evolving Stages of Life
Bonnie Bell
July 19, 2012
Chances are that when you were studying the developmental stages of life in sociology or psychology, there were essentially four: ...
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The True Value of Compromise: Simpson-Bowles
James F. Bell
July 19, 2012
For the past eight years, Bonnie and I have been very grateful to be invited to the annual Schwab EXPLORE ...
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Investing Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth
Matthew P. King
July 19, 2012
Having survived a week-long road trip to Disneyland a few weeks ago with my two young kids—ages “almost six” and ...
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Building a Better Bunker Portfolio
Matthew P. King
April 18, 2012
Fighting a bout of insomnia the other night, I happened to catch a show on the National Geographic Channel called ...
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The Risk and Reward of Culture—in Life and at Downton Abbey
James F. Bell
April 17, 2012
Bonnie and I were late to the party with regard to the Masterpiece Classic presentation of Downton Abbey on PBS ...
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