Eric Jacobson Quotations

Richard read nearly 45 years worth of the National Tribune on microfilm, which is an incredibly difficult thing to do.

Next year: same time, same place. I'll agree to play here every year. This place is just beautiful, and Washington always gives you a good game.

Given the depth and complexity of the bond market, as well as its numerous inefficiencies and opportunities, bond funds deserve a lot more attention from individual investors,

Without a doubt, this community needs Sunday service.

What seems most likely is that Hood and his staff, weary of mind, exhausted in body and confident the Federal army was still trapped, simply went to sleep.

Conventional wisdom is you don't need too many bond funds,

The sweet spots where people have parked a lot of their money are the intermediate bond funds, with returns from the low-3 to above 4 percent. That isn't mind-blowing, but it has driven up interest in bond funds.

You meet interesting people and do interesting things as a cadet. I like the people and the training. I'd like to go to the Air Force Academy after I graduate, and I think this will really help.

A lot of people don't want to hear too many gory details, ... when you buy a B-share you are still paying a load.

They really stepped it up. It wasn't so much that we had a let down. They just started playing better.

It's fair to say that most of them have lost money,

It's not unlike what happened in tech, ... The better they do, the more people buy. What happens is the price gets really high and the compensation you get for taking on the extra risk goes down.

It's easy to say, 'Throw it all in stocks,' ... A lot of people say that, but they've never been through a bad bear market.

The bond market has been zigzagging this year. Every time the Fed acts, and the feeling in the market is that the economy is going to bounce back strongly, it causes pain for bonds because it threatens inflation,

Things could level off, or it could continue to a death spiral, ... I think nobody knows how it will end up.

This is like Christmas in the middle of September. We're 2-0 and we're healthy heading into a bye week.

That's an especially high number for a sleepy market,

If you're in the market for guidance, this is probably not a bad way to go. A lot of people will try to shame you into thinking you shouldn't be paying for help. But there's nothing shameful in doing it.

If you believe the bond market has already seen the worst hike in yields, then that's a great time to get in,

In the rush to quality, municipals have been completely overlooked.

A good bond fund, like a high yield fund, has less credit risk and less interest rate risks -- and a good manager will add value,

You want to understand why a bond manager makes certain strategic decisions,