Creatura

"Investors perceive a change in leadership as a new roll of the dice," said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors.

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"European and German officials are verbalizing the word 'default' more frequently," said Lawrence Creatura , a Rochester, NY-based portfolio manager at Federated Investors.

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In the case that the Fed "overshoots its market and overinflates asset prices," Creatura says, "investors will need their savings working for them to preserve their purchasing power."

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"Not only is the nuclear situation not stabilized, but also the ripple effects through the global supply chain have not yet been revealed," Mr. Creatura said.

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Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors, says that strong third-quarter corporate earnings have contributed to higher equity prices since the summer, aided by the anticipation of quantitative easing.

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The danger of the Fed going too far is a real one, Creatura says.

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"Having crossed that magic 400,000 mark in the wrong direction was certainly a negative for the market coming out of the blocks," said Mr. Creatura.

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The market's "somewhat rudderless, yo-yo like behavior" shows a lack of definite direction as earnings season starts, said Lawrence Creatura , portfolio manager at Federated Investors.

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Creatura expects that a shift to Republican leadership in Congress will lead to more confidence among businesses that the economy will improve through what may be more measures of austerity.

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"It makes sense to be ready for anything coming from Libya," said Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager at Federated Investors, noting that Gadhafi's "historic behavior doesn't engender a lot of trust."

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