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  • January 16, 2013

Market strategists favor stocks in 2013

Three market strategists participating in an InvestmentNews webcast favor stocks over bonds in 2013 and see the economy growing slowly amid more bickering in Washington.

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  • December 13, 2012

Fed spikes volatility in bonds

Linking monetary policy to unemployment, inflation drive big fluctuations.

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Fed’s Williams says bond buying will spur growth

Central-bank purchases of bonds will help spur U.S. economic growth to 2.5% next year and 3.5% in 2014…

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Gross: As the cult of equity dies, the cult of inflation rises

The cult of equity is dying. Like a once bright green aspen turning to subtle shades of yellow…

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  • October 25, 2012

Vanguard launches first bond fund in three years to fight inflation

Vanguard adds a short-term TIPS fund; plans international and emerging markets bond funds for 2013

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Skip the fiscal-cliff concern, watch for inflation, adviser says

Concern that inflation will “runaway” at 4% to 5% over the next year and then Fed will have to step in to control prices

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Growth stocks a go, Calamos says

Allocating for growth stocks and keeping a close eye on bond durations are prime considerations for noted investor…

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  • October 16, 2012

Inflation on the rise? Market says not so much

Options traders push out Treasury market sell off expectations

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For inflation protection, this JPMorgan fund doesn’t allocate only to TIPS

A third of this JPMorgan fund is invested in real estate investment trusts, commodities and inflation-sensitive equities, including metals, mining and infrastructure.

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  • June 29, 2012

U.S. drifting toward lost decade, warns Krugman

Interest rates to remain low for a very long time, predicts nobel laureate; 'we're all looking like Japan'

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Gross: Zero-bound interest rates will stall growth, induce serious risks

The global economy is floating on an ocean of credit, and a good thing too as our cartoon…

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Traders go for gold as inflation defense

Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson told investors that it is…

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  • May 15, 2012

Hidden tax of inflation would do in economic recovery: Baum

Punishing savers is not the right way to cure what's ailing the U.S.

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  • May 14, 2012

Pimco’s latest ETF shields against price spikes

Bond giant launches second active ETF; this one apes $23B Real Return Fund

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  • May 8, 2012

A look at Litman Gregory’s balanced portfolio

The following is excerpted from commentary that appears in the April issue of No-Load Fund Analyst, published by…

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Oil price won’t grease the skids for higher interest rates

Fed unlikely to raise target rate due to cost of crude; wage and rent hikes might trigger action, though

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  • February 15, 2012

Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation

Berkshire boss has done masterful job of shielding company from rising prices, says Moody's

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  • February 10, 2012

‘Pathetic yields,’ but investors taking TIPS over Treasuries

Inflation-protected paper prefered over straight T-bills; neither are great

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  • January 30, 2012

Tip of the day: Forget TIPS — invest in inflation itself

ETF bets on the drivers of price hikes — commodities and healthcare, e.g. — offer better protection for future retirees, some say

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  • January 26, 2012

The secret to picking dividend stocks? A certain ratio

North Star's Farrell offers formula for finding best bets among dividend-paying shares