Welcome to the Bell Financial web site. Whether you are a client of our firm or a visitor, we are very pleased that you are here.
At Bell Financial we design, implement and maintain customized financial plans to help individuals, families and business owners pursue their financial goals. We thoroughly assess and analyze your complete financial situation to ensure our strategy reflects your values, needs and long term aspirations.
You will find a number of useful articles under the Resources section of our website as well as newsletters, videos, a financial calculator and a glossary of financial terms we often use. Our advisers believe it is important for you to understand the financial concepts behind what they do which is why we have included this section just for you.
To our clients, you can have easy access to all of your accounts right here through our website.
We hope this visit will help you understand the opportunities and potential rewards that are available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. We hope you take advantage of this website and use it as a resource and tool for all your financial needs.
Newsletters
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Strategies for Taking RMDs
This article provides an overview of rules, options, and strategies for taking required minimum distributions (RMDs).
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HOT TOPIC: Pressure at the Pump: Will High Gas Prices Shake the U.S. Economy?
This article looks at why gas is so expensive, what it might take to stop the upward trend, and the potential effect of high gas prices on consumers and the broader economy.
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What Happens to Your Time Horizon at Retirement?
When entering retirement, investment strategy typically shifts from a single, goal-based fixed time horizon to a multilayered, interrelated series of time periods.
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Small Business: Coping with the End of De Minimis Imports
Small businesses must now pay duties on low-value goods they could previously source inexpensively from China and elsewhere.
Calculators
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Mortgage Refinancing
Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.
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LTCI Cost of Waiting
Estimate the potential cost of waiting to purchase a long-term care insurance policy.
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Taxable Equivalent Yield
Calculate the rate of return you would have to receive from a taxable investment to realize an equivalent tax-exempt yield.
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Cost of Retirement
Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.