Robert Heller Quotes

"Growth continues at a very high pace and energy prices have increased considerably over the past year, so the Fed will say, 'okay, we have to prevent those energy prices from being built into all goods and services,' ... The Fed is not going to ease its stance on raising rates."
-Robert Heller

"The difference between management and administration (which is what the bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity."
-Robert Heller

"Fear is excitement without breath."
-Robert Heller in Fear quotes.

"The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill."
-Robert Heller

"The (stock) markets have basically ignored the 1-percent-plus increase in the fed funds rate over the past year, ... The fixed-income market where these companies do their borrowing has not as yet responded as effectively as the Fed may have liked."
-Robert Heller

"It's one of many indicators the Federal Reserve is watching, and it just adds to the general picture of an exuberant -- of a very, very strong economy indeed."
-Robert Heller

"I think the Fed is still on track to raise rates until the growth rate slows or until we see negative numbers on inflation, ... Only if we had a real stock market rout would they say, 'OK, time to hold your powder right now.'"
-Robert Heller

"What is called for at the present time is prudence in fiscal policy and a continued application of the brakes in Federal Reserve policy. That's the policy that will get us into a future that where we see continued growth and very moderate inflation."
-Robert Heller