Bell Financial Group Ltd. provided earnings guidance for the first half of 2022. The company expects first half 2022 earnings to be down approximately 45% on the preceding corresponding period (pcp). While all company's business units remain profitable current market volatility and uncertainty around the outlook for interest rates, inflation and economic growth has resulted in the recent postponement of several capital market transactions and a corresponding reduction in corporate fee income of approximately 50% on a pcp basis.