GMO In The News - Media Mentions
 

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GMO provides the names of articles that have appeared during the year that include quotes by GMO investment professionals. Though we make full reprints of articles available from time to time on the website, it is not practical to do so for the majority of our media mentions. As such, if you would like reprints of any of the articles listed below that do not already appear on our website, please contact the publisher of the article directly. Articles that are available in our Library are noted with an asterisk after the title. You must be a registered user to access articles in the Library.

Money, August 2009
Jeremy Grantham is quoted in an investing feature in the August issue of Money magazine ("Make Fear and Greed Work For You: Wall street constantly swings between these two emotions. You can either get caught in the frenzy -- or profit from it," p. 88, by Janice Revell).  See the full story online at:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/20/pf/funds/fear_greed.moneymag/index.htm

New York Times, August 30, 2009
Ben Inker was quoted in the 'Fundamentally' column in the Sunday New York Times ("Fashionable Again, But for How Long?," p. B5, by Paul Lim).

Financial Times, August 29, 2009
A commentary in the weekend edition of the Financial Times cited the GMO Quarterly Letter ("A dash for trash may yet become a flight to quality," p. 7 of U.S. edition, by John Plender of Quintain plc).

Financial Times, August 3, 2009
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Beware of errors in output gap data").

Barron's, July 27, 2009
Arjun Divecha is the subject of the feature interview in this week's Barron's ("The Four Cheapest Plays in Emerging Markets," p. 34, by Lawrence Strauss).  See text online at:
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB124847504858080139.html

Forbes.com, July 15, 2009
EAAFX in 'Mutual Funds '09' review.  In a mid-year funds review last week on Forbes.com, Evergreen Asset Allocation appeared in an item on top-performing global funds for the year ended June 30 ("Mutual Funds '09: These funds stand out -- either for good or bad -- from the rest of the pack").  See text online at:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/15/mutual-funds-global-stock-mutual-funds-09-personal-finance-global.html

Financial Times, July 6, 2009
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Time will tell if deficit can be without tears: Historically, periods of strong reserve expansion have been accompanied by great apparent prosperity. But they have always ended unhappily").  See text online at:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbdcd19e-6826-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html


Kiplinger's Personal Finance, June 2009
Jeremy Grantham is cited and Ben Inker quoted in an investing feature in the June issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ("Why Three Bears Turned Bullish," p. 47, by Anne Kates Smith).


CBS MoneyWatch, June 22, 2009
The CBS MoneyWatch 'Your Future' column last week quoted from the first-quarter GMO Quarterly Letter ("Will You Make Your Money Back?," by Carla Fried). 

Advisor Perspectives, June 2, 2009
In yesterday's issue of the Advisor Perspectives e-newsletter targeted to financial advisors, editor Bob Huebscher covered Jeremy Grantham's presentations at last week's Morningstar Investment Conference ("Jeremy Grantham's Warnings to Investors").  See text online at: 
http://www.advisorperspectives.com/newsletters09/Jeremy_Granthams_Warnings_to_Investors.php

Morningstar, May 28, 2009 (video)
Morningstar features an interview of Jeremy Grantham by director of equity research Pat Dorsey ("Grantham on Getting Back into the Market"). The six-minute interview can be viewed online from Morningstar's site at:  http://www.morningstar.com/cover/videocenter.html?bctid=24588498001


Morningstar
, May 26, 2009
Morningstar's 'Fund Spy' column today highlights this week's Morningstar Investment Conference, noting Jeremy Grantham among featured speakers ("Top Investors Head to Chicago: Here's a sneak preview of the 2009 Morningstar Investment Conference," by Karen Dolan). 

Investor's Business Daily, May 22, 2009
Arjun Divecha was quoted Friday in a front-page Investor's Business Daily feature on India ("India's Vote Means Big Reforms, Slowly," by Reinhardt Krause). 

Associated Press, May 14, 2009
Ben Inker commented yesterday afternoon in an Associated Press story on individual investors' response to the market rally ("Ready for risk, small investors cautiously return," by Dave Carpenter). 

 

Australian Financial Review, May 9, 2009
The weekend edition of the Australian Financial Review covered Ben Inker's "Valuing Equities in an Economic Crisis" paper ("History shows price doesn't matter, it's all about value," p. 39, by Barrie Dunstan).

 

FundFire, May 11, 2009
In a FundFire story today, GMO is cited among managers that "bounced back in the first quarter, after scraping the bottom percentiles last year" ("Legg's Western Shows Signs of a Turnaround," by Scott Johnson).

 

Financial Times, May 11, 2009
'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section covers the GMO Quarterly Letter ("Odds on the market having turned: Market probabilities have turned into a betting game, but the world may have moved from underpricing to overpricing risk," by Jonathan Davis).

 

Institutional Investor, April 2009
The April issue of Institutional Investor magazine carries a new 'Inefficient Markets' commentary by Edward Chancellor ("What Credit for Animal Spirits? The flow of funds, not fear and panic, is driving the financial crisis").

 

Money, April 2009
A feature in the April issue of Money magazine references the April 2007 GMO Quarterly Letter identifying risk premiums at "a historic low everywhere" ("The 7 New Rules of Financial Security and Why You Need to Know Them," p. 50, by Carolyn Bigda and Paul J. Lim). 

 

Registered Rep, April 2009
GMO is covered and Ben Inker comments in a feature in the April issue of Registered Rep magazine on departures from mainstream asset allocation approaches ("Heretics in the Church of Diversification: When everything is overvalued, chucking whole asset classes is not the same thing as market timing," p. 46, by Stan Luxenberg). 

 

Dow Jones, April 28, 2009
George Estes was quoted yesterday in a Dow Jones newswire story on a group of institutional holders being formed to negotiate with Ecuador on its bond default ("Ecuador Bondholders To Form Group To Fight Default," by Claudia Assis).

 

Forbes.com, April 7, 2009
The Forbes 'Intelligent Investing' roundtable last week dedicated a session to a discussion of GMO's "Reinvesting When Terrified" article ("Scared? Then Buy Stocks: Value investing guru Jeremy Grantham says you should jump back in when terrified. First step: Make a plan," by David Serchuk). 

 

The Observer (U.K.), April 5, 2009
In her column Sunday in The Observer, business editor Ruth Sunderland cited Jeremy Grantham on U.K. property values ("We've yet to put our houses in order"). 

 

Money, March 2009
In an interview of Berkeley professor of organizational behavior Philip Tetlock in the March issue of Money magazine, managing editor Eric Schurenberg cites Jeremy Grantham among experts "who first saw the crisis coming" ("The Expert on Experts: Which forecasters should you trust on the direction of the economy and the markets? Ask Philip Tetlock, who knows the kind of expert worth listening to -- and what to listen for").

MarketWatch, March 30, 2009

In a commentary yesterday evening, MarketWatch funds columnist Paul Farrell cited Jeremy Grantham among those "whose predictions of a coming recession predated [Nouriel] Roubini's claim" ("6 reasons I'm calling a bottom and a new bull: Forget Roubini: I'm the new Dr. Boom, ahead of Dr. Doom (again!)").

 

Pensions & Investments, March 23, 2009
This week's Pensions & Investments covers the "Reinvesting When Terrified" commentary ("The man with a plan for equities," by Doug Appell). 

 

Outstanding Investor Digest, March 17, 2009
The March 17 issue of Outstanding Investor Digest carried Jeremy Grantham's remarks at the Hartford CFA Society Annual Forecast Dinner on January 29. 

 

Financial Times, March 14, 2009
A story on value investing in the weekend edition of the Financial Times cited the "Reinvesting When Terrified" article ("Value investors continue to keep the faith in dark days," by Spencer Jakab).

 

Investment Adviser (U.K.), March 9, 2009
In a commentary in this week's issue of U.K. industry publication Investment Adviser, Mark Harris of New Star Asset Management cites Jeremy Grantham on career risk ("Don't give in to the fear: Amid financial turmoil, it can be easier for managers to follow the herd -- but there can be rewards in store for those who take note of timing and valuations").

 

Financial Times, March 9, 2009
Financial Times columnist Lina Saigol today cites GMO's 2002 study on the performance of rights issues in the U.K. ("Raise cash in haste, repent at leisure").

 

Financial News (U.K.), March 9, 2009
Jeremy Grantham is the subject of a feature in this week's Financial News ("Grantham sheds perma-bear image: GMO head is cautiously optimistic about equities," by Mike Foster).


WSJ.com, February 24, 2009
In his 'R.O.I.' blog yesterday evening on the Wall Street Journal's online edition, columnist Brett Arends cited a 2007 panel appearance by Jeremy Grantham and GMO's current asset-class forecasts ("Trying Times for Long-Term Investors").

 

Financial News, February 17, 2009
Financial News covers GMO's "When Diversification Failed" white paper today in a story on asset allocation ("Hard lessons from Yale and Harvard: The highly praised asset allocation policies of US universities have produced disappointment," by James Rutter). 

 

P&I Daily, February 11, 2009
P&I Daily reported yesterday that Jeremy Grantham will serve on a task force formed by the CFA Institute and the Council of Institutional Investors to advise on regulatory reforms ("Ex-SEC chairmen to lead market regulation group," by Barry Burr).

 

Financial Times, February 9, 2009
Ben Inker is quoted today in 'The Big Picture' column in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("It's no time to dump diversified portfolios," by Ruth Sullivan). 

 

Financial Times, February 2, 2009
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("EMU on the rocks and all exits closed"). 

 

Wealth Manager, January 2009
A story on assessing market valuations in the January issue of Wealth Manager magazine references Jeremy Grantham's November 21 appearance on the PBS program, Consuelo Mack WealthTrack ("Measuring the Immeasurable: Valuing the market may be a case where great minds agree to disagree," p. 42, by Robert Huebscher).

 

Value Investor Insight, January 30, 2009

Jeremy Grantham is the subject of the feature interview in the January 30 issue of the Value Investor Insight newsletter ("'The near certainties are gone': GMO Chairman Jeremy Grantham had his investors well prepared for the onset of the global financial crisis. Now that we're in the middle of said crisis, what's he preparing for next?," p. 18). 

 

Ottawa Citizen, January 29, 2009
A story on financial literacy in yesterday's Ottawa Citizen quoted Jeremy Grantham from Fortune's December 22 'Investor's Guide 2009' roundtable ("Narrowing the gap between smart and dumb: Why Jim Flaherty wants you to become financially literate," p. A4, by James Bagnall). 

 

Business Week, January 26, 2009
A 'Personal Business' story in the January 26 issue of Business Week covers GMO U.S. Quality Equity and quotes Ben Inker ("What is 'Quality' Now?," p. 88, by Roben Farzad).

 

Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2009
Jeremy Grantham is quoted today in a Wall Street Journal 'Money & Investing' story on timber ("For Some, Sound of Profit Is 'Timber!': While Other Investments Wither, Forest Land's Value Keeps Growing," p. C1, by Larry Light). 

 

Barron's, January 26, 2009
The 'Streetwise' column in this week's Barron's cites the GMO Quarterly Letter ("Another Eminence Tarnished by the Bear," p. 14, by Michael Santoli).

 

Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2009

In the Wall Street Journal 'Ahead of the Tape' column, Arjun Divecha is quoted in coverage of MSCI Barra considering reclassifying South Korea as a developed rather than emerging market ("Developing Story: Status Good for Korea?," p. C1, by Jeff Opdyke).

Barron's, January 12, 2009
Ben Inker is quoted in a review of 2008 fund performance in this week's Barron's 'Lipper Mutual Fund Quarterly' special section ("Death Valley: Only negativity produced positive fund returns in 2008," p. L12, by Paul Lin).

TheStreet.com, January 6, 2009
A story today on TheStreet.com highlights the GMO Alpha Only Fund ("One Fund, 10 Years, No Annual Losses," by Richard Widows).

Financial Times, January 5, 2009

The Financial Times 'FTfm' special section today covers the "When Diversification Failed" white paper and additional comments from Ben Inker ("GMO moves back into risk," by Sophia Grene).

Financial Times, January 5, 2009
Edward Chancellor contributes 'The Last Word' commentary today in the Financial Times 'FTfm' special section ("Another bubble is brewing -- bonds").