Ben Bernanke

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  Time to Consider Alternatives to Money-Market Funds

  By Brian Schreiner  |  September 25, 2012

  They’ve been go-to funds for decades, but in recent years just about everything in the investment world has changed and money funds are no exception.

• Thriving Amid Low Rates

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  September 25, 2012

  Income investors have been crushed by the depressed interest rate environment.

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  Brandywine Beats PIMCO With Sharp Macro Calls

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2012

  Brandywine portfolio manager Stephen Smith's open secret is that he's shorting the bond market while awaiting its return to what he calls “normalization.”

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian: Fed Wants Inflation Now, Will Clean Up ‘Mess’ Later

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2012

  PIMCO CEO harshly criticizes the Federal Reserve, saying they are actually trying to create inflation.

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  The QE3 Tightrope: Relief at the End, Inflation Danger Below

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  Walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls is how American Enterprise Institute scholar John Makin explains the Fed’s bold new approach to monetary stimulus.

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  FPA’s Bob Rodriguez Blasts Bernanke for Going ‘All In’ With QE3

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 18, 2012

  "‘All in’ may be a good strategy for poker but not for this economy," the famed money manager says, with harsh words for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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  Dallas Fed’s Fisher Backs Bernanke in Blame Game

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 18, 2012

  "The government has the ability to incent the private sector through tax and spending programs," Fed president Richard Fisher said. "Get on with it."

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  Bernanke Is a ‘Counterfeit Money Printer’ and Should Resign: Faber

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2012

  Dr. Doom, also known as economist and author Marc Faber, had strong words on Friday for Ben Bernanke, calling for the Fed chairman to resign.

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  Helicopter Ben Strikes Again! Implications of QE3

  By Mike Patton  |  September 17, 2012

  The Bernanke put is alive and well, but now the United States must rely on entities other than the Fed to buy its debt.

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  Fed Launches QE3 With Open-Ended Security Purchases

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  The Federal Reserve has launched a third round of quantitative easing, pledging to expand its balance sheet by nearly a half a trillion dollars a year beyond existing commitments. An LPL analyst called the move "not very bold."