Some of you may have heard some noise in the media over the past week about the small dip in ...
Manarin Investment Counsel Voted Best of Omaha 2012
Manarin Investment Counsel Voted Best of Omaha 2012
January 10, 2012
Manarin Investment Counsel, Ltd. is one of three local firms to rank in the Winner's Circle for the Best Financial Planning Firm of 2012 in Omaha Magazine’s annual Best of Omaha contest!p>
The firm was selected for this honor based on the results of Omaha Magazine’s online survey open to the Omaha community. The complete list of area businesses that received Best of Omaha status for 2012 is published in Omaha Magazine’s January/February issue.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us. We greatly appreciate your continued confidence and trust in our firm and our advisors. We look forward to continuing to partner with you to help you achieve your financial goals during 2012.
In the news
August 10, 2011
There’s been a lot of talk the last couple days about recessions and panic on Wall St. It’s important to remember to think in the long term during these times. This isn’t the end of the world, folks. I went on KETV and WOWT on Monday to help keep things in perspective. You can see the clips here and here.
The full stories are here and here.
Learning through giving
June 8, 2011
Recently, I found myself with the opportunity to give some of my students at Creighton University some real-life application of altruistic investments. Read more here.
Good news in Nebraska and Iowa!
January 13, 2011
"Real Estate is all about location, location, location. It will take some time to work through the issues in places like Vegas, Florida, Phoenix, and California. But, the fundamentals tell a much different story for us slow and steady Midwestern folk here in Nebraska and Iowa." Aron Huddleston
MarketWatch Article By Steve Kerch
The 5 states where housing will recover first
And the five states that will lag all others
David Winters – The Indirect Approach
December 10, 2010
This Article also quotes one of our own, Aron Huddleston!
"We feel we are getting that good Ben Graham, Warren Buffett-type approach with him," said Aron Huddleston, co- portfolio manager of the $162 million Lifetime Achievement Fund in Omaha, Nebraska, which owns shares in Wintergreen.
Omaha named #1 "bang-for-the-buck" city by Forbes.com
December 3, 2009
From the full article on Forbes.com:
To find cities that offer the most bang for the buck, we looked at the country's 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas -- geographical entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, for use in collecting statistics across these measures: foreclosures as a percentage of home prices; vacancies; unemployment rates; three-year job growth forecast; a three-year home-price forecast; housing affordability; median real estate taxes; and median travel time to work.
Omaha topped this list in addition to being named the city best surviving the recession.
Encouraging Words for Nebraska's Economic Recovery
October 29, 2009
If I were a betting man, I would bet that Omaha will be among the first to emerge [from the recession].
- The Brookings Institute's Alan Berube in the North Platte Telegraph
If I were a betting man, I would bet that Omaha will be among the first to emerge [from the recession].
- The Brookings Institute's Alan Berube in the North Platte Telegraph
Omaha Weathering the Economic Storm
June 22, 2009
BusinessWeek - Local residents joke about the real estate market in Omaha. "We didn't get invited to the party," they say, "and we don't have a hangover." The proof: Prices slipped less than 1% in Nebraska's biggest city last year, compared with an 18% drop for the U.S.
Now Omaha looks poised to tromp the U.S. on the upside. While responsible lending practices and a dearth of speculation have supported the market in recent years, jobs will make all the difference in the future. Unemployment in Omaha hovers around 4%, less than half the national average. Last year Omaha added 2,700 new jobs as the U.S. lost 3 million. The continued strong prospects for job growth in Omaha means prices should rise faster than the U.S. average.
Meanwhile, high-tech companies are flocking to the Omaha area, which boasts an abundance of land and power, an extensive fiber-optic network, and a favorable tax regime.
