Don Miller: Warren Buffett last week did more than warn investors on the dangers of low interest rates and inflation. The Oracle of Omaha also had harsh words for traditional bonds.  In a Fortune article Buffett went so far as to say, “Right now bonds should come with a warning label.” Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  Ben Bernanke keeps saying the Federal Reserve will do “everything it can” to encourage economic growth. But his first two “quantitative easing” programs were no help for average Americans. They were very beneficial for Wall Street, though, so the big banks want more. Read more…

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WisdomTree has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “WisdomTree Emerging Markets Inflation Protection Bond Fund ETF.” The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Inflation Protection Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide total returns (income and capital appreciation) that are representative of inflation-linked debt securities of emerging market issuers. They did not specify a trading symbol or expense ratio Read more…

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J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) announced today that it has been appointed by PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Company LLC), a leading global investment management firm, to offer five of its U.S.-registered ETFs on the international segment of the Mexican Stock Exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Read more…

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David Fry:  Investors seeking income often begin with U.S. government bonds as their first choice given perceived safety considerations. It’s ironic given recent comments from Moody’s, for Read more…

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Inflation is creeping up everywhere. Prices for gold, silver, oil, gasoline, food, even soft drinks are all creeping higher. You see it every day. Read more…

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It’s baaaaaaaack. After a brief hiatus that saw investors rushing to determine the best ways to battle deflation, inflationary concerns have begun to surface again. The cause of the latest bout of Read more…

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Earlier, we took one look at QE2, the Federal Reserve’s proposed second round of quantitative easing. Now, let’s view it from another angle, as it looks like the Fed plans to enact this by Read more…

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NEWPORT BEACH, CA — 08/24/09 — PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has launched the PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Fund, a new way to access the firm’s expertise in managing Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). The fund is the first in a lineup of Read more…

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