BlackRock's Rick Rieder oversees more than $2 trillion in global fixed-income assets. His favorite holding: short-term credit from AAA-rated borrowers.

Questions:

1. Who is Rick Rieder and what is the significance of his interview with Barron's and why?
2. Define fixed income. Why is it an exciting time for fixed income, and why is it a terrifying time for fixed income?
3. What letter grade would Rieder give to the Federal Reserve and why? Where does he want the Fed to move to and why?
4. What actions did the Bank of England (BOE) take last week, and why did it do so? What is Rieder's take on the BOE's actions, and why does he believe so?
5. What is Rieder's views on the United States going into a deep recession? Why does he believe so and what could alter his views?
6. What areas concern Rieder and why? How is he addressing these respective concerns?
7. What is mean reversion? What is Rieder's view of mean reversion?