The Federal Reserve is doling out billions to buy bonds in hopes of keeping interest rates low and stimulating the economy. However, several powerful forces are working against that low-rate strategy, ranging from investor psyc…
Bill Gross, the leading proponent of the “New Normal” — the idea that stocks will return just 3% a year for the foreseeable future — has been wrong over and over again. So why does anyone pay attention to his predictions?
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The economy should keep gradually improving in 2011 as it did this year, but that doesn’t mean the same investment strategy will work in the new year, says Oliver Pursche, president of Gary Goldberg Financial Services. When it comes to stocks, ample free cash flow and financial stability will be key, especially given the increased volatility Pursche sees coming. [Video]
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Corporate bond sales worldwide totaled $3.19 trillion this year, as companies took advantage of the lowest yields on record.
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Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ireland three notches from A to BBB , citing the costs of restructuring the Irish banking system, the country’s weak growth prospects, and uncertainty about its economy due to the deepening financi…