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FeedPosted Jan 6th 2011 1:20PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts
Bond money managers are usually glum. Then again, they need to be cautious since they are locking up money at fixed rate of returns. In a volatile world, this can certainly be a risky proposition.
So it should be no surprise that the biggest bond money manager, Bill Gross, is not enthusiastic about 2011. He leads the Pacific Investment Management Co., which has $1.2 trillion under management.
Continue reading Bill Gross Opines on 2011
Posted Oct 6th 2010 10:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, ETF Investing, Recession
"We've all read stories about the states' budget woes. In the wake of falling tax revenues, brought on by the decline in the housing market and the recession, U.S. states are tightening their belts; so why would I invest in state municipal bonds?" asks income specialist
Amy Calistri.
The editor of
The Daily Paycheck explains, "Here's the reasoning behind our recommendation for PIMCO Municipal Income (
PMF).
"In the wake of falling tax revenues, brought on by the decline in the housing market and the recession, U.S. states are tightening their belts. Some states, such as California, are facing sizable budget challenges.
Continue reading PIMCO Municipal (PMF): A 10% Tax-Equivalent Yield
Posted Aug 23rd 2010 4:00PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bad News
Throughout history, there have been periodic bubbles. Unfortunately, they have always ended badly.
Of course, the U.S. markets have experienced several bubbles over the past two decades. There was the dot-com surge as well as the real estate mania.
But now the bond market is in the midst of a bubble -- and it could be in the late stages. In fact, the bond market has likely been in a bubble since the early 1980s.
Continue reading Beware the Bond Bubble
Posted Aug 5th 2010 5:10PM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: Forecasts

A senior official overseeing the world's largest bond fund says there is a 25% chance that the United States will encounter deflation and a double-dip recession.
"I do not think the deflation and double-dip is the baseline scenario, but I think it's the risk scenario," Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief executive officer for Pimco,
told Bloomberg News Thursday. He added that U.S. unemployment will probably stay unusually high.
El-Erian said companies accumulating cash and saving by individuals are making it tougher to fight deflation. In June, the U.S. savings rate
rose to 6.4%.
Continue reading PIMCO: 25% Chance of Deflation in U.S.
Posted May 25th 2010 2:40PM by Wade Hansen (RSS feed)
Filed under: Mutual Funds, ETF Investing

If you are considering putting more of your money into bonds, you are not alone.
Putting his money where his mouth is, famous Pimco bond manager Bill Gross just invested $7 million in three of his own funds.
Gross recently bought a total of 1.1 million shares in the Pimco Corporate Opportunity Fund (
PTY), the Pimco Income Strategy Fund (
PFL) and the Pimco Income Strategy Fund II (
PFN).
So what do these funds invest in?
Continue reading Bond King Bill Gross Buys His Own Funds
Posted Mar 31st 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Citigroup Inc. (C)

This was set up for a good day, but ADP employment data projected about 23,000 jobs were lost rather than some 40,000 created. This lowered the unofficial expectations for Friday's unemployment data and non-farm payrolls data. Then came the weaker than expected ISM data from Chicago, which effectively sealed the fate for a weak trading day.
Bill Gross of PIMCO also noted that stock and bonds might have sub-par returns for years. With the negative macro-news flow today, a drop of 50 DJIA points after the run up we have seen lately might be considered a win.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 10,856.63 -50.79 (-0.47%)
S&P 500 1,169.43 -3.84 (-0.33%)
Nasdaq 2,397.96 -12.73 (-0.53%)
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Posted Jan 7th 2010 6:30PM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Analyst Reports, Forecasts, Management, Market Matters, Getting Started, Money and Finance Today, Economic Data, Personal Finance, Recession
Bill Gross is one of the world's biggest investors. In his recent monthly letter he cites the dangers of ultra high deficits in the US.
But first, we must cite Gross' comments on the state of our democracy. He said: "Our democracy does not work anymore, or perhaps more accurately, when it does, it works for special interests and not the American people." "When special interests even singular citizens write a check, it represents a perversion of democracy, not the exercise of the First Amendment..."
Here's another priceless quote: Referring to the money spent by health care lobbyists, he said: "What amazes me the most of all is that politicians can be bought so cheaply."
Continue reading Gross Says Deficits Will Push Up Interest Rates and Other Priceless Comments
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