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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
April 10, 2012
As Fed chairman Ben Bernanke keeps interest rates low to combat the possibility of a depression, says Merk, he’s inviting inflation—which may not be as easy to fight as Bernanke may believe.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
January 26, 2012
So-called alternative funds offer just what they advertise: non-correlated assets in a convenient ’40 Act wrapper.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
November 30, 2011
Can the euro be saved? Short answer—yes, but it will take some doing, says currency manager AxeI Merk. In commentary released Wednesday, Merk examines what he calls 'the dual challenges of fiscal sustainability and bank solvency' which are key to the euro’s recovery.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
October 27, 2011
Will the Occupy Wall Street protests have a detrimental effect on the dollar? No doubt some protesters hope so, and currency manager Axel Merk says the notion isn’t farfetched.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
September 29, 2011
A growing chorus of critics is questioning the efficacy of the Fed’s latest attempt to put downward pressure on long-term interest rates and “help make broader financial conditions more accommodative”—also known as Operation Twist.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
September 17, 2011
Currency fund manager Axel Merk says investors need to throw out the risk-free component of their portfolio, as there is no such thing as a “safe” asset anymore.
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By Editorial Staff |
August 8, 2011
While global markets plummeted Monday after Friday’s downgrade of U.S. debt, Obama said U.S. credit was “among the best in the world”; several market experts also gave their opinions.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
July 13, 2011
Despite comments to the contrary made as recently as June 22, the Federal Reserve is ready to ease monetary policy if the economy weakens further, according to comments made Wednesday by Ben Bernanke.
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By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne |
May 13, 2011
The best approach is to maintain a globally diversified equities portfolio along with a healthy mix of hard assets, such as commodities and real estate.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
December 15, 2010
Analysts weighed in on the Fed's decision to move ahead with its $600 billion QE2 plan, saying the need for U.S. job creation overrides any other economic concern, including inflation fears.
