iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP)

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    vrspace
    Sep 25 09:28 AM
    Pimco's Bill Gross: Bailout Plan Benefits Main Street [view article]
    You'd think that the vast amounts of money sitting on the sidelines would jump at such a great opportunity. How much did Pimco make again on the Fannie Freddie Bail out -- was it $6B or was it $7B - I guess one good philanthropic turn deserves another -

    With the announcement of the Fannie bail out Gross stated that the Category 4 financial storm had been downgraded to a Tropical Storm -- what a difference a week makes...     Reply
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    The hand
    Sep 24 02:26 AM
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    Can the Fed Maintain Its Fight Against Inflation? [view article]
    inflation is the least of our worries. the 5.4% rate was mostly triggered by the aftermath of energy issues, and my continue to rise short term. but the real risk is deflation as the economy contracts this time as there is a big shortage of liquidity. Reply
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    mzcap
    Sep 21 11:28 PM
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    An Endowment Portfolio From Publicly-Traded Vehicles [view article]
    Great study. However,using publicly trading vehicles would not achieve the returns of Yale-Harvard endowments. Much of their returns were generated by alpha generating strategies and high barriers market involvements. However, for ordinary investors like us, using publicly available vehicles to mimic their approach is still a very sound strategy. I studied the evolution of their approach in my article "All-weather portfolio: investing like Yale-Harvard Endowments". You can read the article by clicking the website like on the left. Reply
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    Growin$$
    Sep 20 10:13 PM
    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    Someone who compared this to an Excel spread sheet said it all - unless it is interpreted and still worth explaining, it shouldn't be accepted - this is gobbledygook to most of us at least as to the intelligent nuances and intuitive implications the writer wishes to convey. Reply
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    adan
    Sep 20 02:04 PM
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    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    re: "...The star of the day was the 10 year TIPS bond...."

    unfortunately, who's to trust anything about buying or holding our (taxpayers) govt debt now?     Reply
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    zooey
    Sep 20 02:03 PM
    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    The near panic in bonds reflects the fear of federal policy movements. It is very restrained right now, but expect some shocking interest rate increases. Bond investors can see that easing is endemic worldwide, and they know if the fed needs 700 Billion the rates must be low. Very soon hyperinflation will be obvious as the fiat currencies fold into history and the metals become the defacto standard for transactions. The end of the dollar is near. I lke the Swiss currency (FSF) and gold as you might expect. Dollar at 40 eventually. Reply
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    Macro
    Sep 20 12:13 PM
    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    It is quite obvious no? The Fed has finally thrown all their moral 'cojones' overboard and is now busy printing, printing and printing dollars to bail the banks out. Essentially the same story which was repeated the whole week. The difference THIS time however was that FINALLY the Treasury bondholders realised that they will be the guys being shafted by the U.S government. Hold on to your hats. The next few months will not be pleasant for Treasury bondholders or USD denominated assets in general. Note how the gold and silver markets behaved during the afternoon yesterday. After an initial steep sell off in the atmosphere of 'all clear, the cavalry has arrived", they recovered sharply in the afternoon. I expect gold and silver to literally skyrocket over the next few weeks. Reply
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    Jerbear
    Sep 20 11:15 AM
    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    Interesting but what would you recommend? But you probably want me to pay you for that advice.

    Seeking Alpha has turned into an advertising medium for financial adviser.     Reply
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    montag
    Sep 20 04:17 AM
    Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
    Ummm? ~I think the uninitiated after looking up the definition of 'clubbing' would still desire more insight. What does all this mean? Your post is like reading an excel spread sheet or a stock table. What is your interpretation? Share some of your professional insight with us...not just the facts. I would enjoy reading your analysis of all of this.



    Thank you     Reply
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    JavaBen
    Sep 19 08:27 PM
    Yawning from the Market Sidelines, ETFs in Hand [view article]
    Suggestion regarding your book - when I saw your site, I saw the picture of your book at the top left. I clicked on it thinking it would take me to a link about the book - wrong - so I decided it wasn't a book. Only much later did I see a link for your book. People expect to be able to click on a picture of a book and get to the book. Let it work for you! Reply
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    iThinkBig
    Sep 19 01:37 PM
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    Liquidity for the Government, But What About Anybody Else? [view article]
    You know where I stand as my comments have been the same for a year. The Middle Class as they go from pain to desperation revolt. That is normally in the form of voter revolt in our country. And it is too late now to enact substansive energy or infrastructure investment programs to avoid depression. The US economy will collapse under the total strain around 2011. 1/3 to 1/2 of the House of Representatives will go in 2012. Then we will rebuild. The US government will be fortunate if it avoids physical revolution but as I have said for a long time, I doubt this will occur. Reply
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    zooey
    Sep 19 12:12 PM
    Liquidity for the Government, But What About Anybody Else? [view article]
    The new policy is patch work and uneven in its effects. The demand side of the economy, and employment are both locked into dealing with the personal debt problems, small business problems that are so massive they defy description. Even if the large banks do clear their books of the toxic, it will not affect the consumer who is out of the game. The ultimate result is inflation of a massive variety having uneven effects. Small households and businesses will be priced out the market and with them will go about 40% or more of the jobs. We are not ahead on this move (unless you are on Wall Street), but rather further behind: We addressed only half of the problem. Reply
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    myjunk1
    Sep 18 01:59 PM
    Yawning from the Market Sidelines, ETFs in Hand [view article]
    how do you calculate the monthly price? Reply
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    sprintracer
    Sep 18 12:12 PM
    Yawning from the Market Sidelines, ETFs in Hand [view article]
    cma cma:
    There's a link above the title to download the entire article.

    fg144331:
    I'm also wondering the same thing. What is the best approach to switching from a B&H method to a timing method?     Reply
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    cma cma
    Sep 18 11:52 AM
    Yawning from the Market Sidelines, ETFs in Hand [view article]
    What is the timing model? The link had only an abstract. Reply
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