Bill Gross on productivity
From Legendary investor Bill Gross on why investors need to exercise caution · · Fox Business
“I think investors basically, and politicians and citizens on a global basis, have to get used to the fact that productivity, which is the essence of growth and the essence of real earnings growth, basically is much lower than what it was and will continue to be simply because secular forces are keeping a lid on our ability to grow despite fiscal and monetary policies that are very stimulative.”
On , Bill Gross, Cofounder at PIMCO, spoke about productivity during Legendary investor Bill Gross on why investors need to exercise caution on Fox Business.
About Bill Gross
Bill Gross, cofounder of Pimco, appeared at the third annual Bill Gross Business Plan Competition at Caltech on April 16, 2026. The competition, hosted by Caltech’s chief innovation officer Fred Farina, featured ten finalist teams selected from over 70 applications. Gross spoke about his own experience as a Caltech student, describing a presentation he gave in a class called E10 as one of the most valuable things he learned at the school. He said that "the ability to take your idea, crystallize it into a story and tell it to the world is really, really powerful." During the event, Gross also discussed his views on entrepreneurship, stating that it "unlocks human potential" and that forming a company with shared equity enables people to "feel like owners" and accomplish things "like never ever before." He added that the tools available to entrepreneurs today, including AI and other technologies, are "better than ever before." The competition also included a trailer for a new podcast, "Einstein Suite," which Gross co-hosts with Fred Farina, described as a series of conversations at the intersection of science, art, and culture filmed in the room where Albert Einstein stayed while at Caltech.
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