Category: The Opening Bell
What We Did on Our Summer Vacation
Bonnie Bell
October 27, 2016
We did something we never really intended to do. Out of the blue, the Oakland Symphony Board posed this question ...
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Election Reflection
James F. Bell
October 20, 2016
Nielsen estimates that 84 million Americans watched the first Clinton/Trump presidential debate, a new all-time record audience. The interest in ...
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Retiree Spending: Latest Research
Forrest Bell, CFP®
July 1, 2016
Every year brings a fresh batch of research concerning the dynamics of retirement life. And this year, a number of ...
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Retirement and Self-Esteem
Bonnie Bell
July 1, 2016
I’ve always been a groupie of certain comedians, including David Letterman for many years, and have recorded gobs of late ...
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The Year of the Wall
James F. Bell
July 1, 2016
Since the 2016 presidential campaigns began over a year ago, there has been plenty of talk about walls — both ...
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Where Do You Find Fulfillment?
James F. Bell
April 1, 2016
I don’t like the term “bucket-list.” I may be a bit prudish, but I prefer to think about life and ...
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The Healing Power of Forgiveness
Bonnie Bell
April 1, 2016
. . . and why, I wonder, is there an -essay with this title in the Wall Street Journal? (3/31/16, ...
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Building Your Portfolio’s Stamina
Forrest Bell, CFP®
April 1, 2016
In an interview late last year, the esteemed portfolio manager Matthew McLennan commented on the impressive performance of the U.S. ...
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Consider the Roller Coaster. . .
James F. Bell
January 1, 2016
I was born with a sensitive stomach. Among my three siblings (I was the third of four), I was always ...
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