Well, I, you know, I think at PIMCO we always try and be open with the press and the public. I mean, isn't that what voters want from their politicians? Mohamed El-Erian, our CEO, writes several op-eds a week.

It's sort of like a teeter-totter; when interest rates go down, prices go up.

People have different impressions of themselves, and where reality lies is somewhere in between.

Companies typically borrow money at less than their return on equity and therefore compound their return at the expense of lenders.

Use your wealth to serve God.

You've been entrusted with a lot of money and a lot of careers, and a lot of people put their faith in me, and every director goes through that every time.

I am not disputing the need for this money. What I am disputing and calling attention to is the fact that we are taking the tab for defense in our time against terrorists in the Middle East and elsewhere and shoving this tab off onto our children.

Most people assume that when you go to court and win your case that you are guaranteed to get your money. Sadly, this isn't always the case.