by Manchester Financial | Jun 10, 2011 | Economy, Financial Planning, Markets
McDonald’s began selling hamburgers in 1955, when a burger cost 15 cents. In Garrison, Minnesota (the smallest city in America with a McDonald’s), a burger now costs 89 cents. That same burger sells for $1.69 in New York and $1.96 in Los Angeles today....
by Manchester Financial | Mar 4, 2010 | Community, IRA
Westlake Village, Calif. – Robert Katch, president of Manchester Financial – a wealth management firm specializing in private banking, investment counsel, and tax and insurance guidance – has just been named a Master Elite Advisor for the Ed Slott Elite IRA Advisor...
by Manchester Financial | Feb 26, 2010 | Economy, Financial Planning, Markets
We all have credit and most of us use it daily.It has become ubiquitous in our society, but most users don’t fully understand how it is created and how it is best maintained. Credit supports the foundation of our economy.The upheaval that we all lived through in 2008...
by Manchester Financial | Jan 15, 2010 | Economy, Investing, Markets
We would like to tell you everything is fine and there’s nothing to worry about. However, we must accept the present reality which is not all that pretty.The housing bubble, which was created by an incompetent government and fueled by Wall Street greed, has led to...
by Manchester Financial | Nov 23, 2009 | IRA, Tax Planning
The Beatles’ George Harrison wrote these famous lyrics in “The Taxman” when he realized his earnings were pushing him into the 95% tax bracket in England: Should 5% appear too small, be thankful I don’t take it all, ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman. It may...
