by Matt Bell | Dec 2, 2025 | Investing |
If you’re nervous about investing in the stock market, you’re not alone. While this is shaping up to be a great year for the market, the first quarter saw a big “tariff-tantrum” drop. And now there are frequent stories about the market being...
by Matt Bell | Oct 21, 2025 | Investing |
Even during normal times, the stock market is unpredictable. But when the world goes crazy, the market sometimes goes crazy, too. Just look at the first quarter of 2020, the early days of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. market fell 34% in just three weeks....
by Matt Bell | Oct 14, 2025 | Investing |
Since the S&P 500 hit a low of 4,983 on April 8th of this year, the stock market has come back strong. Despite a tariff-fueled shaky first quarter of the year, 2025 is shaping up to be a good year for investors. However, just as surely as nighttime follows...
by Matt Bell | Sep 23, 2025 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Investing, Saving |
Waiting can be tough. We seem to be hardwired to resist it. And our culture does us no favors here. Whatever we’re interested in buying, there are ways — and we’re strongly encouraged — to have it now. Paying for it? That can wait until later. But there are great...
by Matt Bell | May 27, 2025 | Faith & Finances, Investing |
We’re all drawn to stories of people who achieve “overnight success.” They make for great headlines and sell a lot of magazines and books. Problem is, they’re a myth. In the business classic, “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins explored the reasons why some companies...
by Matt Bell | May 13, 2025 | Investing |
Investing is arguably the most complicated and intimidating part of money management. And years like this one don’t make it seem any easier! To invest successfully, it’s important to control what you can and let go of the rest. Consider your answers to the...
Thanks so much, Jacob! I appreciate the encouragement and always enjoy reading your work at https://rootofall.substack.com/
Thank you for this, Matt. This is beautifully written and such an important message. Keep writing, and God bless!
Thanks for stopping by, Kenny. I hope you're sharing your story with others. I'm sure you could be an encouragement…
Thank you Matt. Really appreciate your story and the key biblical principles and practices to financial freedom. Your story has…
Great stuff, William. So logical, so simple, and yet so rarely practiced. Not having a car payment is a huge…