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Lew Spellman is a Professor of Finance at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. The Spellman Report seeks to interpret current and future trends in the economy and financial markets from the perspective of history, theory, policy and market expectations.Videos
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The Vulnerability of Private Wealth to Government Financial Stress
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QEs, Currency Wars, the Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin and the Route to “Modern” Inflation
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VIDEO - Texas Financial Market Roundtable 2012
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Roadblocks to Recovery an Interview with Dr. Lacy Hunt
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Frank Beck on Investing in Uncertain Times
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The Vulnerability of Private Wealth to Government Financial Stress
Tag Archives: Bond prices and interest rates
Bill Gross and the Rise and Fall of Bond Market Nirvana
Bonds are fun to own when interest rates are very high and then bond prices start to rise. That makes for favorable income and capital gains simultaneously. Such was the opportunity bond investors in U.S. markets enjoyed commencing in 1981 …and then for three following decades. It was bond market Nirvana, which unfortunately for bond investors is fading into the rear view mirror. Continue reading

