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The Mid-Term Election and the Market

Mid-term elections are typically characterized as a referendum on the current Presidential administration and often elicit strong feelings from...

When a Duck is a Duck

What do you call it if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, but doesn’t quack like a duck? Inflation is soaring, economic growth is slowing,...

Manchester Capital Management named on CNBC Financial Advisor 100

Manchester Capital Management was selected from more than 39,000 U.S. firms to be named on the CNBC FA 100 list of top U.S. registered...

Ted Cronin Ranks 8th in Barron’s 2022 Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors Ranking

Founder, Ted Cronin and the Manchester Capital team have been ranked 8th in Barron’s prestigious annual ranking of “Top 100 Independent Financial...

Inflation – Federal Reserve Enemy #1

Until 2021, the U.S. economy benefited from a long period of modest inflation.  The Consumer Price Index averaged just 1.88% for the prior 10...

Global Energy: No Easy Answers 

Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24th, the United States and Europe have placed a renewed focus on energy security. As the West imposes...

Estate planning in down market: Using depressed values to pass on greater wealth  

For only the fourth time in the market’s history, both equity and fixed income returns posted consecutive negative quarters.  Other asset...

May You Live in Interesting Times 

It is a challenging time for both stock and bond investors. The week ending May 27th marked the first positive week for the S&P 500 Index...

Commercial Real Estate Investments – Understanding What You Can and Can’t Control

As the United States economy recovers from the pandemic and the Federal Reserve moves into a tightening phase, uncertainty abounds as commercial real...

Opportunities in Down Markets

As we write this, the S&P 500 is down 7%, the MSCI All-cap World Index is down 8%, the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index is down 7%, the Wilshire...

Investors Are Not Humming Putin’s Tune

For the past several months as Russia has amassed troops on the Ukrainian border, we have asked ourselves the same questions that have occurred to...

Market Update

In our October 2021 Insight we wrote, “One of the strongest bull markets in recent memory appears to be waning. In many ways, a pause in the...