by Manchester Financial | Jan 15, 2002 | Economy, Investing, Markets
While we generally look to financial and economic information to assess market conditions, we must never overlook the political forces. Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman said that you cannot have individual liberty without economic freedom; politics and...
by Manchester Financial | Nov 28, 2001 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Consider the past 18 months as your future. If your advisor has guided you through these rough times with little damage, you’re in good hands. However, if your feel your retirement has been jeopardized, your stock portfolio is down over 30%, or your balanced portfolio...
by Manchester Financial | May 25, 2001 | Economy, Investing
Since December 31, 1999, the Dow has declined 7%. For many years, the only technology stock in the Dow was IBM. But, due to the great returns of technology stocks, there was great pressure to add more technology stocks to Dow so it would be more competitive with the...
by Manchester Financial | Mar 25, 2001 | Economy, Investing, Markets
You should not look at the stock market to make you wealthy. You should think of the stock market as a place where your wealth can be protected and grown if managed prudently. Over $1 trillion in value has been lost in Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Intel. Very few...
by Manchester Financial | Jan 29, 2001 | Economy, Investing, Markets
Most financial advisory businesses grew rapidly during the last decade. This was, however, the greatest bull market in history! For most of the past decade, simple investments in individual stocks, private accounts or even mutual funds have met investor’s...
by Manchester Financial | Jan 25, 2001 | Economy, Investing, Markets
In 1999 the NASDAQ went up an astonishing 85%, and then followed that feat with a stunning –39% drop. Most investors would assume that 85% – 39% would leave them with a return of 46% for the two years combined. Would you believe it is only 12.8%, which averages...
