"A central bank is best that governs least, but is prepared to govern radically when called upon," said 19th century man of letters, Walter Bagehot, the first editor of The Economist magazine in London.

“All over the world, money managers are waiting for the signal that the Fed is going to end tightening. I think everyone is on a hair trigger,” said oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett.

“An S&P 500 index fund never beats the index. There’s fees, there’s friction costs, and other costs involved,” said Robert Reynolds, a manager at Putnam Investment Fund.

'If you can get a dividend higher than the yield on ten-year debt, it's an opportunity we haven't seen in our lifetime. On a five-year horizon, investing in large multinationals with high dividends will have a large payday' said Lawrence Fink, CEO of Black Rock.