Bill Gross, called "the nation's most prominent bond investor" by the New York Times, is managing director of Pacific Investment Management (or PIMCO) and manages its Total Return fund, the world's largest bond fund and fifth largest mutual fund, and several smaller funds. He publishes a monthly letter discussing the bond market, and is the author of two books: Everything You've Heard About Investing Is Wrong! ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FEverything-Youve-Heard-About-Investing%2Fdp%2F0812928393%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1176408554%26sr%3D8-1&tag=seekingalpha-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ) and Bill Gross on Investing ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBill-Gross-Investing-William-H%2Fdp%2F0471283258%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1176408632%26sr%3D1-1&tag=seekingalpha-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ).

Note: Mr. Gross is not an active contributor to Seeking Alpha; rather, SA editors excerpt regularly from Mr. Gross's public commentary.

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