Navigating a Volatile Bond Market with the Barbell Approach – WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. – 9.27.19

Summary:

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As investors get ready to enter Q4, the fixed income landscape looks dramatically different from where it was a year ago. The macroeconomic backdrop and Fed policy outlook are on center stage as concerns regarding trade uncertainty and global growth have increased. How can fixed income investors navigate a potentially volatile setting? Please join WisdomTree’s Head of Fixed Income Strategy, Kevin Flanagan, for a webcast in which he will discuss how investors may want to think about their bond portfolio heading into the end of the year.

• Will slowing U.S. growth move the economy into recession territory?
• What should investors expect from the Fed through the rest of 2019?
• The Barbell strategy, a time-tested approach for fixed income investors.

Speaker:

As part of WisdomTree’s Investment Strategy group, Kevin serves as Head of Fixed Income Strategy. In this role, he contributes to the asset allocation team, writes fixed income-related content and travels with the sales team, conducting client-facing meetings and providing expertise on WisdomTree’s existing and future bond ETFs. In addition, Kevin works closely with the fixed income team. Prior to joining WisdomTree, Kevin spent 30 years at Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently a Managing Director. He was responsible for tactical and strategic recommendations and created asset allocation models for fixed income securities. He was a contributor to the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee, primary author of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s monthly and weekly fixed income publications, and collaborated with the firm’s Research and Consulting Group Divisions to build ETF and fund manager asset allocation models. Kevin has an MBA from Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business, and a B.S in Finance from Fairfield University.