Investment grade bonds provide an anchor to investors looking for stable returns, especially when culled from around the world. Portfolio manager Jason Singer builds a global portfolio of bonds based on high conviction ideas with the help of deep localized research and duration management.

Diversification is key for The Hartford Strategic Income fund, which has more than 200 holdings in various fixed income sectors. Portfolio manager Campe Goodman relies on the deep research capabilities at Wellington, the collaborative culture, and the disciplined approach as instrumental for staying on top of a complex set of

Few investors are aware that the more indebted a country or a company is, the higher its weighting in the benchmarks proves to be. To avoid this paradox, JPMorgan established its Global Bond Opportunities Fund, which is not managed to a benchmark and can invest in any sector of the

While economies around the world may be linked in a global pattern, different economic conditions and cycles still offer changing opportunity sets to investors. William Scapell, portfolio manager of the Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fund, and his team of international analysts combine fundamental analysis with macro views

With more than $20 trillion of fixed income securities, the bond market is deep and varied, demanding rigorous analysis and a disciplined investment process. Brian Westhoff, portfolio manager for the fund’s sub-adviser, Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC, and Tom Wald, chief investment officer for the fund’s advisor, Transamerica Asset Management,

Traditionally, fund managers in the fixed-income space tend to build portfolios based on benchmarks that leave little room for credit selection. Bill Zox and John McClain explain how the Diamond Hill Corporate Credit Fund looks for opportunities where other managers rarely tread, using intensive fundamental research to identify bonds that

Investing in bonds may provide stable income and safety of principal as long as the correlation between risks and cycles is properly assessed. Gene Tannuzzo and the multi-sector team at the Columbia Strategic Income Fund maintain a bond portfolio based on fundamental research with an embedded risk analysis in their

Investing in emerging markets requires a dedicated focus and specialized resources when evaluating sovereign and high yield corporate bonds. Keith Brakebill, portfolio manager of the Russell Global Opportunistic Credit Fund, seeks to benefit from greater exposure to credit risk by allocating capital in the fund to six specialized managers who

If patience is key in the world of income-oriented investing, creativity and flexibility to changing scenarios are equally important. Daniel Ivascyn, portfolio manager of the PIMCO Income Fund, marries top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection based on relative value across bond sectors and geographies in order to seek consistent

When it comes to strategic income, investors tend to seek balance between well-researched selectivity and diversification. Brian M. Robertson and his team of analysts at Pacific Asset Management rely on a collaborative analysis of investment-grade, high-yield corporate bonds, and floating-rate loans to build a diversified portfolio that generates risk-adjusted returns