Category: The Opening Bell
California Taxpayers vs. the New Federal Tax Law
On September 1, 2018, the California State Legislature adjourned without conforming the California State Income Tax to any part of …
Reaping the Harvest
It seems like, every year, the very day after Labor Day I am ambushed by fall. While I am still …
American Consumers Get Great Deals from the Trade Deficit
In 2017 investors benefited from an unusually non-volatile market with consistent growth, but 2018 has been notably less euphoric. So …
Homeowners Insurance
On October 8, 2017, a fire began in Calistoga, California, that would kill 43 people and displace 100,000 others. Because …
How to Plan and Take a Vacation Even If You Are Unemployed
Who doesn’t love a vacation? The mere word, which means “planned time spent not working,” along with other descriptors such …
What About Umbrella Insurance?
What About Umbrella Insurance? Last month, the radio show Radiolab aired a story about the Benrath Senior Center in Dusseldorf, …
Trump Punishes Craft Beer
Thanks to the St. Patrick’s Day editorial page of the Wall Street Journal, I learned about American Keg in Pottstown, …
Is There Method in the Madness?
Most of you are familiar with our two Bell Investment Advisors blogs: one on career/life issues called Making a Good …
How About a New Year Filled with Resilience?
As you have probably heard — or experienced first-hand — the long-term success rate of New Year’s resolutions is pretty …