Posted on 12/04/2012 4:42:40 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Investors should get used to one to two percent economic growth for the foreseeable future, Pimco's Bill Gross told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Tuesday.
"We think that the United States is in a one to two percent growth environment going forward and investors should get used to it" as structural challenges keep growth in check, the Pimco co-founder and co-chief investment officer said.
Earlier Tuesday, Gross released his final investment letter for 2012, where he continued to warn about slower economic growth due to ongoing structural challenges such as high debt levels, a slower growing China and an aging workforce.
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Who knew that we would look on the recession of the past few years as the "good ole days"?
Pathetic. And who can forget that rotten Pelosi yammering on about unemployment during the Bush years...and her ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ drone chant. ARRRRGGGGGGH>
“Investors should get used to one to two percent economic growth”
Well, I guess that means we’re all “1 percenters” now. Just not in the way we were hoping.
Gross is an optimist.
“and an aging workforce.”
To many of the younger workforce are relying on Santa Claus aka Obama for their cell phones, money etc.
Better make that -3 to -4 percent a year, if not far worse. The transition to sovietesque Socialism by default will be grueling, like death by a thousand cuts.
This is nonesense. I just got 50k worth of double tax free state munis at just a tick under 5%. Any investor who is careful can make 4% or 5% in general oblgation bonds, Unit investment trusts, or other munins. You can even get them insured. The pimp from Pimco is a running joke in the industry.
I wonder if undeveloped(farm) or even timber land would be a better investment.
Lead, gold, silver, ammo, guns and land. Hard assets are the way to go.
If you dont mind me asking, what states did you buy the bonds for and how do you get the insured ?
This is what they want. They want us to get used to reduction in standard of living in exchange for being allowed to live and breathe and vote democrat. Next they will start relocating us into Soviet style high rises off mass transit routes to bring us to the work camps
These are all Massachusetts bonds. You can ask about insurance when you talk to a broker. A deep blue state like Mass backs their bonds cause they have an endless supply of dupes who keep raising their own taxes. I would be careful about states like CA & IL.
Thanks for the info, my son is my bond broker, I never asked about the insurance - I usually buy NY munis because it’s my home state.
I wouldnt buy IL or CA with someone else’s money :)
The insurance will cut into your yield a bit, but if it makes you feel more comfortable you should get it; though you can’t get it on every issue. It gets me angry when I see people like Gross get out there & say this stuff when it’s just not true. It’s also important that retired people out here know that there’s someplace to go & still get decent yield.
I will definitely look into the insurance, thanks for the tip.
As far as Bill Gross goes, I think he is talking about GDP growth, not yields.
The tragedy is that this country could be thriving if we’d develop our massive energy reserves, curtail unions to allow businesses to set their own employment practices and prices, lower corporate taxes and regulations to encourage rapatriation of overseas profits and spur businesses to start spending the hundreds of billions of cash they’re sitting on, and dump Obamacare and its growth-killing taxes and regulations - if only if only.....
He is, but he’s also hiting at personal investments too. He’s as much this before in public. Lol, I just don’t like Gross:)
He is, but he’s also hiting at personal investments too. He’s said as much before in public. Lol, I just don’t like Gross:)
Are these growth numbers before or after considering currency inflation?
the fact that growth will be 1% in the US, in a good year,
from now on, is not an issue of politics.
the issue is that the real estate market,
except in certain select areas,
is overbuilt,
has been for 20 years, and will be for
10 more years, or maybe 50.
on top of that, the same situation occurs in some places
worldwide, and is moving on to more.
get used to it.
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