Invest with the Fed is the ultimate handbook on navigating the investment landscape using Federal Reserve actions as your guiding star. It reveals direct connections between successful portfolio performance and Fed policy and presents ways on how you can create a winning portfolio using Fed actions. This book extends beyond U.S. equity markets, it includes foreign equities of both emerging and developed markets, fixed income securities, real estate, and commodities.
Praise for Invest with the Fed
"This book is packed full of intriguing data on how Fed policy impacts asset class returns and can be a useful resource to any steward of capital."
— Adam Thurgood, CFA, Managing Director, HighTower
"Invest with the Fed demystifies Federal Reserve policy, shows how different investments are impacted by Fed policies and provides a practical roadmap for investors to consider Fed policies in their investment strategies. The book is written in a straightforward practical manner that is appropriate for both novice and experienced investors."
— Tom Robinson, CFA, CFP, CAIA, CPA, Managing Director, Americas, CFA Institute
"What could be better? In this book, you'll learn how to make money during periods of expansive Federal Reserve policy and protect your portfolio during periods of tight monetary policy. Consider this your best-of-both-worlds guide to investing with the Fed."
— Robert Powell, editor of Retirement Weekly and columnist of "MarketWatch"
"Investors who ignore the ramifications of Fed policy, do so at their own peril, and this text provides effective, holistic techniques for navigating the complicated economic relationships that exist between the Fed and the capital markets. Yet, it is presented in a clear, understandable and concise format."
— Matt Scanlan, CFA, President and CEO, RS Investments
"Investors finally have a clear and easy-to-follow roadmap for taking advantage of the Federal Reserve's monetary policies. You'll find out how to maximize your long-term returns and reduce your risk in rising, falling, and stable interest rate environments."
— Charles Rotblut, CFA, AAII Journal Editor and Vice President for the American Association of Individual Investors