Bill Gross

Bill Gross
William Hunt "Bill" Grossis an American financial manager and author. He co-founded Pacific Investment Management. Gross also ran PIMCO's $270.0 billion Total Return Fund. Gross left Pimco to join Janus on September 26, 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 April 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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Without a blockbuster of a program in his second term it is unlikely that Bush can go very far in the history books on the back of a paltry 3 or 4 percentage point tax cut for the rich.
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What it suggests this time is a 2 percent economy in 2006, as opposed to a recession.
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Favouring employment versus the financial markets is a decent policy; certainly not beneficial for the currency or the gilt market, but beneficial for the people.
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I always thought of myself as being part of a family and sharing and, yes, leading, but not forcing people to do anything.
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In terms of economic growth, PIMCO originated the famous phrase the 'new normal.'
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The real boss in the family is my wife. She didn't want me hanging around the house all day and said, 'You don't want to retire; you'll regret it.' So I listened to her.
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Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, and not just by insurance companies and pension funds but by aging boomers.
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I am obsessed with delivering value to investors and winning the game from a personal standpoint.
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