Barron’s (June 11)
2012/ 06/ 16 by jd in Global News
“The second half of the year promises to be an adventure.” The 10 financial wizards of Barron’s Roundtable “expect the Federal Reserve to launch a third round of quantitative easing, or Treasury-bond purchases, in an effort to juice the economy and rouse the somnolent job market. But they don’t expect that to do the trick.” Moreover, they harbor concerns over the world financial system, given the massive debt held by industrialized nations. To weather the storm, “the consensus among our experts is to stick with companies that have good businesses, savvy managers, healthy balance sheets, and low valuations. Preferably, they also pay dividends and buy back shares.”
Tags: Buybacks, Debt, Dividends, Fed, Outlook, Quantitative easing
