“A chorus of voices continues to fret about a new normal, whereas I simply expect a return to normalcy.” – John W. Rogers, Jr. in Forbes

In his January 23, 2013 Forbes column, John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Investments, LLC, writes, “a chorus of voices continues to fret about a new normal, whereas I simply expect a return to normalcy.”

This article was written by John W. Rogers, Jr. for Forbes and candidly discusses individual holdings. These opinions are current as of the date of the article, but are subject to change. The information provided in the article does not provide information reasonably sufficient upon which to base an investment decision and should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security.

In this article, John Rogers discusses stocks which may be, or may have been, held in certain portfolios Ariel manages. The performance of any such holdings held in Ariel portfolios would differ from the performance discussed in this article due to differing holding periods.  Portfolio holdings are subject to change. The performance of any single portfolio holding is no indication of the performance of the entire portfolio in which it is held. See current holdings information for Ariel’s portfolios on this web site.

Bonds are fixed income securities in that at the time of the purchase of a bond, the amount of income and the timing of the payments are known.  Risks of bonds include credit risk and interest rate risk, both of which may affect a bond’s investment value by resulting in lower bond prices or an eventual decrease in income.