Bill Gross
Bill Gross
William Hunt "Bill" Grossis an American financial manager and author. He co-founded Pacific Investment Management. Gross also ran PIMCO's $270.0 billion Total Return Fund. Gross left Pimco to join Janus on September 26, 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 April 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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Finding the best person or the best organization to invest your money is one of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make.
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The market can move for irrational reasons, and you have to be prepared for that, ... you need to make big bets when the odds are in your favor -- not big enough to ruin you, but big enough to make a difference.
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In this kind of an environment, that's a slam dunk.
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His bark is worse than his bite. He's got a gruff exterior but underneath is a heart of gold.
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Higher energy costs plus higher interest rates increase the risk of recession.
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By the time 10-year and 2-year Treasuries reach parity, as is almost the case now, the economy is typically slowing and the Fed is at or near the end of its tightening cycle, ... We are due for what appears to be a 2 percent or less Gross Domestic Product growth rate in 2006, a rate sure to stop the Fed and to induce eventual ease at some point later in the year.
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Investment markets in the United States will not ultimately prosper under such an increasingly odorous environment.
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He's very learned, very astute and well-spoken. He's demonstrated an ability to be political when necessary, which is a function of a good Fed chairman, and has demonstrated his depth of understanding of economics and the relationship between economics and financial markets.
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If you do believe 4% is the top,
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We think that inflation will be benign and may come down from these levels.
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Too much debt, geopolitical risk and several bubbles have created a very unstable environment which can turn any minute, ... More than any point in the past 20 or 30 years, there's potential for a reversal.
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To the extent that they're at the beginning of their cycle, much as we were 12 months ago, that suggests a negative outlook for their bonds.
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It's sort of like a teeter-totter; when interest rates go down, prices go up.
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I am obsessed with delivering value to investors and winning the game from a personal standpoint.