Bill Gross, co-founder and co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), speaks at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, Illinois, in this file photo taken June 19, 2014.  REUTERS/Jim Young/Files
Bill Gross, co-founder and co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, speaks at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago
  • Billionaire investor Bill Gross warned the bond market is headed for a record third year of losses. 
  • He underscored inflation and a growing national deficit as reasons for his bearishness. 
  • "I think that bonds are headed for a third straight year of losses and that portfolios should own more pipeline MLPs," Gross said. 

Billionaire investor Bill Gross warned of more pain for bond investors as US fixed-income assets head for an unprecedented three-year slump.