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Rob Arnott: Severe inflation could be ‘crippling’
Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott, who addressed several hundred advisers at the Retirement Income Summit in Chicago earlier this month, tells Morningstar's Christine Benz that investors need to ratchet down their return expectations — and, when they become cheaper, increase exposure to inflation-protected assets.
Emerging market inflation: Brace for turbulence
History shows that when the governments grow desperate to finance deficits, they get creative.
Feds tweak data to keep inflation low, hurting seniors and investors, critics say
The government is manipulating the Consumer Price Index in an attempt to keep inflation low and save money, and that has major implications for retirees and some investors, several statisticians who analyze government data say.
Why the CPI reflects ‘massive shell game’
Investors in Treasury inflation-protected securities should be aware the “government is playing games with the CPI numbers” in an attempt to keep inflation low, said Robert Arnott, chairman of Research Affiliates LLC.
Why the CPI is a ‘massive shell game’
Investors in Treasury inflation-protected securities should be aware the “government is playing games with the CPI numbers” in an attempt to keep inflation low, said Robert Arnott, chairman of Research Affiliates LLC.
A trillion just not what it used to be
Friends, clients and business associates of hedge fund manager Jonathan Hoenig received a generous gift along with their annual holiday card this season: as much as $100 trillion.
Bernanke: Fed will keep eye on sliding dollar
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the central bank will keep a close eye on the sliding U.S. dollar even as he pledged anew to keep interest rates at record-lows to nurture the economic recovery.
Markets remain rocky; Asia looks appealing
Investors should prepare for a roller-coaster ride for the rest of the year as equity markets struggle to make headway.
Fed unlikely, for now, to prescribe new medicine
The Federal Reserve is looking for balance this week with a message that it stands ready to take further steps to boost the economy but not so much that it spurs worries of inflation.
U.K. insurer unveils global asset business
Aviva PLC, a London-based insurer, has launched Aviva Investors, a global-asset-management business.
CPI holds steady
Cheaper gas prices were a major reason the consumer price index was unchanged in February.
