PIMCO's Bill Gross Begins Podcasting His Monthly Investment Outlook

Gross, the First Major Money Manager to Podcast, Offers Provocative Views on 'Housing Bubbles' in Initial iTunes.com Report


NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 13, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- PIMCO today announced that Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross' monthly Investment Outlook column is now available as a podcast on iTunes.com.

Gross' monthly investment forecast can be subscribed to free at www.iTunes.com by searching for "PIMCO" or "Bill Gross." The audio can also be downloaded free at www.pimco.com by clicking on the Investment Outlook link. If you do not have the iTunes software on your computer, it can be downloaded free from their site.

Gross, the first major money manager to podcast, made his October 2005 Investment Outlook, titled "Deliberate Acts of Kindness," available. This podcast focuses on the current state of the housing market.

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