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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In these turbulent times, plenty of investors just want steady income. Others realize they need to look outside the U.S. as they ride out the storm. Yet in a world where some once-stable economies Read more…

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With the Federal Reserve expected to keep interest rates at a near record low, increases in money supply over the past few years to support artificial demand to boost the U.S. economy and Read more…

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iShares has filed for a “International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund ETF.” The iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the BofA Merrill Lynch International Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, WIP

The brickbats are starting to pour in. For months, I’ve warned readers about the bubble developing in long-term Treasury bonds. Yet what was the top-performing asset class in the first half of 2010? You guessed it: Long-term Treasury bonds, with a total return – price gains plus interest – of 13.2%. Read more…

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“Long-term inflation is a given. In the short term, the question is severity. Luckily, there are a few ways for investors to protect their portfolios from its cold hand. Read more…

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We had technological difficulties in Maine, however, and couldn’t get the satellite hookup going in time.

Even so, I thought it might be interesting to share the portfolio we were going to discuss. It brings up both an important as well as an interesting topic.

According to Wikipedia, “Reflation is the act of stimulating the economy by increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes. It is the opposite of disinflation. It can refer to an economic policy whereby a government uses fiscal or monetary stimulus in order to expand a country’s output.”

Reflation is not necessarily good or bad, of course. The response from the Fed, the Treasury and Congress over the past few quarters probably saved us from a more crushing recession/potential depression.  Read more…

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