Head of Municipals Robert Amodeo talks muni valuations and potential geographic areas of opportunity with Bloomberg.
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ABOUT US RESEARCH The Economy As of March 7, 2014Payroll Job Growth Back To (Sluggish) Average in Feb: What’s The Fuss?Read The AnalysisINVESTMENT SOLUTIONS DIVERSIFIED FIXED-INCOME CASH MANAGEMENT SHORT DURATION INTERMEDIATE DURATION ALTERNATIVES LONG DURATION TOTAL RETURN GOVERNMENT REGION / COUNTRY SPECIFIC
SECTOR STRATEGIES EMERGING MARKETS DEBT CREDIT INFLATION-LINKED INSURANCE STRUCTURED PRODUCT MUNICIPAL
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TOTAL RETURN CREDIT INFLATION-LINKED GOVERNMENT DIVERSIFIED ALTERNATIVES
OBJECTIVE-DRIVEN INVESTING -
PRESERVE PRINCIPAL DIVERSIFY GLOBALLY ENHANCE INCOME PROTECT FROM RISING RATES CORE FIXED-INCOME INCREASE ALPHA PROTECT FROM INFLATION GENERATE TOTAL RETURN HEDGE LIABILITIES
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FUNDS Exchange-Traded Funds CLOSED-END FUNDS SECTOR STRATEGIES - WA / Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (WIW)
- WA / Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund (WIA)
- WA High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX)
- WA High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO)
- WA High-Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI)
- WA Income Fund (PAI)
- WA Inflation Management Fund Inc. (IMF)
- WA Investment-Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. (IGI)
- WA Managed High Income Fund Inc. (MHY)
- WA Mortgage Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (DMO)
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED
OPEN-END FUNDS MONEY MARKET - WA California Tax Free Money Market Fund
- WA Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund
- WA Government Reserves
- WA Institutional AMT Free Municipal Money Market Fund
- WA Institutional Cash Reserves
- WA Institutional Government Reserves
- WA Institutional Liquid Reserves
- WA Institutional Tax Free Reserves
- WA Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves
- WA Liquid Reserves
- WA New York Tax Free Money Market Fund
- WA Premium Liquid Reserves
- WA Premium Tax Free Reserves
- WA Premium U.S. Treasury Reserves
- WA Tax Free Reserves
- WA U.S. Treasury Reserves
TAXABLE - DIVERSIFIED
- WA Adjustable Rate Income Fund
- WA Core Bond Fund
- WA Core Plus Bond Fund
- WA Intermediate Bond Fund
- WA Macro Opportunities Fund
- WA Short-Term Bond Fund
- WA Total Return Unconstrained Fund
- SECTOR STRATEGIES
- WA Corporate Bond Fund
- WA High-Yield Fund
- WA Inflation Indexed Plus Bond Fund
- WA Mortgage Backed Securities Fund
- WA Short Duration High Income Fund
- GLOBAL
- WA Asian Opportunities Fund
- WA Emerging Markets Debt Fund
- WA Global Government Bond Fund
- WA Global High-Yield Bond Fund
- WA Global Multi-Sector Fund
- WA Global Strategic Income Fund
TAX EXEMPT - STATE-SPECIFIC MUNICIPAL
- WA California Municipals Funds
- WA Intermediate Maturity California Municipals Fund
- WA Intermediate Maturity New York Municipals Fund
- WA Massachusetts Municipals Fund
- WA New Jersey Municpals Fund
- WA New York Municipals Fund
- WA Oregon Municipals Fund
- WA Pennsylvania Municipals Fund
- NATIONAL MUNICIPAL
- WA Intermediate-Term Municipals Fund
- WA Managed Municipals Fund
- WA Municipal High Income Fund
- WA Short Duration Municipal Income Fund
March 2014
O brave new world, That has such people in’t! ~Miranda to Prospero in “The Tempest”
Co-CIO Ken Leech challenges mainstream perceptions of opportunities and pitfalls for fixed-income investors as the Fed eventually withdraws monetary policy easing.
By the Numbers
Economic analysis with Michael Bazdarich, PhD.
MAR 7, 2014 Job Growth Back To (Sluggish) Average in Feb: What's The Fuss?
FEB 26, 2014 Home Sales Data Decent, But Don't Support Stronger GDP Growth
FEB 19, 2014 A Foggy (Actually Snowy) January Housing Starts Release
What's Ahead for Munis.
Robert Amodeo, Head of Municipals, talks to WealthTrack about valuations and geographic opportunities in munis.
Five Questions for Janet Yellen
In advance of the Fed's meetings next week, John Bellows discusses what impact Janet Yellen's answers to five critical economic questions will have on monetary policy and consequently the bond market.
Moving Away from the Benchmark: Total Return Unconstrained (TRU)
Portfolio Manager Mark Lindbloom outlines the features, positioning, and potential benefits of the Total Return Unconstrained (TRU) strategy.
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