The illusion of active fixed income diversification

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Average active fixed income manager returns have been historically strong. But, as Scott Richardson and Jordan Brooks explain, this may not be entirely the result of manager skill

Fixed income is a key building block of institutional portfolios. The canonical 60/40 allocation combines exposures to equity (60%) and fixed income markets (40%). While one can debate whether a 60...

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