Recent Updates
Forbes Again Lists Bell Among World’s Best Banks
Michael Solberg, Bell Bank president and CEO, has announced that Bell has again been recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Banks!
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Economic Outlook June 2020
In this month's Economic Outlook, Chief Investment Officer Greg Sweeney gives perspectives on Federal Reserve policies, expectations for interest rates and inflation, and what's going on in national and global markets.
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Michael Solberg says Bell must Listen and Act
In his weekly email to all Bell Bank staff, Bell Bank president and CEO Michael Solberg shares this message.
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Economic Outlook May 2020
In this month's Economic Outlook, Chief Investment Officer Greg Sweeney gives perspectives on Federal Reserve policies, expectations for interest rates and inflation, and what's going on in national and global markets.
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How to Weather the Storm of Market Declines & Uncertainty
Our best advice to help most investors weather this economic storm of uncertainty amid COVID-19 (coronavirus)-related market declines is similar to what we’re hearing to protect ourselves from the virus: Stay where you are.
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Ag Economy Is, in a Word, ‘Uncertain’
If I had to sum up the current ag economy in one word, it would have to be “uncertain.” December through March – the time between fall harvest and spring planting – is what we in ag lending like to call “loan renewal season.” It’s when farmers usually handle a majority of their loans and financial planning, because it’s typically a good cutoff between crop years and has the fewest unknowns of any other season. That hasn’t been the case this year.
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How Businesses Can Keep Employees on the Payroll
Help is available for business owners and nonprofits worrying about how to keep and pay staff as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak slows and even stops operations.
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Economic Outlook April 2020
In this month's Economic Outlook, Chief Investment Officer Greg Sweeney gives perspectives on Federal Reserve policies, expectations for interest rates and inflation, and what's going on in national and global markets.
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Economic Outlook March 2020
In this month's Economic Outlook, Chief Investment Officer Greg Sweeney gives perspectives on Federal Reserve policies, expectations for interest rates and inflation, and what's going on in national and global markets.
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