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How can investors earn double-digit returns? According to bond guru Bill Gross, they probably can't: "A future of low investment returns, and a heap of trouble for those expecting more, is what lies ahead," Gross warns in his latest investment outlook.

Investors spooked by deflation and a possible double dip could be adding much more risk in buying Treasurys at current prices than they realize. And some shrewd investors have been exiting Treasurys.

Hedge funds are doubling down on inflation by buying gold. Institutions are buying corporate bonds -- a wager on deflation. Should you follow them? And if so, which way?

Providers of exchange-traded funds and notes had a strong 2009 and the new year is shaping up to bring more of the same. But what's good for ETF companies isn't necessarily good for investors.

Many retirement accounts are in tatters, but it turns out that a select few investing pros have produced exceptional gains -- in some cases more than 200 percent in cumulative returns -- over a most difficult decade.

What economist or investment managing director isn't advocating a strong dollar policy? A healthy currency usually means a nation's fiscal and monetary policies are solid, it's living within its means and its economy is growing, with goods/services that are competitive in global markets. Well,...

An expanding roster of heavyweight investors are betting that the economic recovery taking shape in the U.S. will be much stronger than is widely believed. The growing bullishness among major investors follows a wave of optimistic economic data that suggests prior views of muted recovery might be...

Don't look for the U.S Federal Reserve to increase short-term interest rates anytime soon. Paul McCulley, managing director of PIMCO, the world's largest bond fund, said the Fed won't increase borrowing costs before 2011, due to the threat of deflation. Key short-term interest rates will not rise...

To borrow a phrases from the late, great Jimi Hendrix, wrap your mind around this one: would you root for an "irresponsible" Fed? PIMCO's Managing Director Paul McCulley is doing exactly that. McCulley, in a PIMCO commentary, said that, if the U.S. economic recovery does not begin as expected in...

Is the United States economy about to be relegated to a decade of European-style slow-growth? (Hey, at this rate -- given our 18-months-and-counting recession, we'll take any GDP growth, man.) In a note to clients of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond-fund manager, strategic advisor Richard Clarida...