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With just three weeks until the May FOMC meeting, investors might be wondering what may be on the policy maker’s mind. In his latest blog post, Kevin Flanagan recaps a recent discussion about all things Fed with Roberto Perli, head of global policy at Piper Sandler and former senior staff member at the Fed.  
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At today’s FOMC meeting, the Fed raised rates for the first time since December 2018. Now that we finally have the much awaited lift-off, Kevin Flanagan seeks to answer the question on many investors’ minds: what will this rate hike cycle look like?
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In today’s market environment, “stagflation” is a word on many investors’ minds. Kevin Flanagan discusses the possibility of future stagflation and what historically causes it.
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Bond markets are geared up for the first rate hike by the Fed since December 2018. Kevin Flanagan takes a closer look at the shape of the yield curve as we approach liftoff. 
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Today’s market environment is fraught with risks for fixed income investors. Scott Welch and Kevin Flanagan outline how investors can build intelligent portfolios in this volatile landscape. 
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Investors can sometimes lose sight of other sovereign debt arenas besides the U.S. Against this backdrop, Kevin Flanagan provides an early 2022 update from a global perspective. 
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In 2021, our primary theme was the reflation trade, which obviously turned into the inflation trade when the ‘whites of the eyes’ of inflation could first be seen back in May. As we enter 2022, Kevin Flanagan discusses our new primary investment theme: rising rates. 
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The potential for rising rates has entered the conversation again, giving investors a second opportunity to deploy rate hedging strategies. Kevin Flanagan outlines a potential solution for investors seeking to prepare their portfolios in the event of a rising rate environment. 
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A “core” building block of any fixed income portfolio may be a safeguard from rising rates. Kevin Flanagan explains how our Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) could potentially serve as an effective pairing with one’s core bond holding.
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Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his stance that the recent spike in inflation is only transitory. Against this backdrop, Kevin Flanagan highlights two overarching fixed income investing themes for the second half of this year and into 2022. 
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Can Treasury yields rise even if the Federal Reserve doesn’t raise rates? The 2021 experience has shown investors that they certainly can. Kevin Flanagan discusses.
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As investors sort through the aftermath of the recent bond market turmoil, there have been questions around potential value and income opportunities in the fixed income space. Kevin Flanagan explains why he has high hopes for the U.S. high-yield corporate bond sector.
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