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Matt Bell is Managing Editor at Sound Mind Investing, a Christian company that helps people invest well and grow as stewards of God’s resources. Bell is the author of five personal finance books and the Matt About Money blog. He has been interviewed by U.S. News & World Report, WGN-TV, Chris Fabry Live, MoneyWise Live, and many other outlets. Bell, who earned a master’s degree from DePaul University, offers video training on biblical money management through Right Now Media.
He has spoken at churches, universities, and conferences throughout the U.S. His unintentional reenactment of the Bible’s parable of the prodigal son completely changed his life, opened his eyes to a whole new way of managing money, and gave him a passion to help others
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Investing in a Time of Plenty. What Could Go Wrong?

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 daytime, bear markets always follow bull markets. The only questions are, “When?” and “Are you ready?”

No one knows the answer to the first ques

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“Another unnecessary usage is what’s called an expletive construction—look for “there is,” “there are,” “there were”—which can be fixed simply by finding the stronger subject within the existing sentence and giving it a better verb to work with: “There were several new clues in the starlet’s hotel room” could be written as “The starlet’s hotel room offered up several new clues.”
Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

“To name something well can be one way to love it. You will have to love your novel for a long time. So, give it a name you can love, as soon as you can.”
Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

“If the purpose of a conversation is merely to deliver information, try condensing it as much as possible by converting it into summarized dialogue.”
Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

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