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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.
Fed spikes volatility in bonds
Linking monetary policy to unemployment, inflation drive big fluctuations.
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…
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…
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
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
Growth stocks a go, Calamos says
Allocating for growth stocks and keeping a close eye on bond durations are prime considerations for noted investor…
Inflation on the rise? Market says not so much
Options traders push out Treasury market sell off expectations
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.
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'
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…
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…
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.
Pimco’s latest ETF shields against price spikes
Bond giant launches second active ETF; this one apes $23B Real Return Fund
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…
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
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation
Berkshire boss has done masterful job of shielding company from rising prices, says Moody's
‘Pathetic yields,’ but investors taking TIPS over Treasuries
Inflation-protected paper prefered over straight T-bills; neither are great
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
The secret to picking dividend stocks? A certain ratio
North Star's Farrell offers formula for finding best bets among dividend-paying shares