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  Invasion of the Yield Chasers! Even PIMCO Joins Horde

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2013

  Considering the frustratingly low yields in risky junk bonds and a moderately steep Treasury yield curve, where do opportunities lie for fixed-income investors?

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  Fed Holds Rates, QE in Place as Congress Holds Budget Hostage

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  In its efforts to prop up the economy by keeping interest rates down, the Fed will keep buying $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities.

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  Mixed Signals Give Gold Investors Whiplash

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2013

  What is going on with gold? Sharply contrasting trends seem to be giving investors whiplash.

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  Is the Bond Bear Market Finally Here?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  The high-quality bond market began 2013 with a sell-off, posting its worst weekly performance since March 2012, LPL bond expert Anthony Valeri reported.

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  PIMCO’s Gross QE4 Warning: Here Be Inflationary Dragons

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2013

  PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross leads the charge in expressing all the inflation fears that the Fed unleashed with its December QE4 announcement.

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  Fed Balance Sheet to Reach $4 Trillion With Next Announcement

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 11, 2012

  The Federal Reserve will “amplify record accommodation” by announcing $45 billion in monthly Treasury buying on Wednesday.

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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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  How to Create Your Election Portfolio

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  It won’t be long before the presidential election is upon us. Will your portfolio be ready? Analysts from Russell, OppenheimerFunds and more say how to reposition portfolios before Nov. 6.

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  PIMCO’s Gross, Roubini Say QE3 Is Coming in Wake of Weak Job Numbers

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2012

  In the least kept secret in investing, Bill Gross of PIMCO said lackluster jobs data will move the Fed to initiate quantitative easing.

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  Fed’s Bernanke Makes Case for QE3

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2012

  “I don’t think there’s any question that they’re getting ready to act,” an LPL analyst told AdvisorOne.