Episode 64: The SMA Advantage—Institutional Strategies for Individual Investors

Adam Bloch, Portfolio Manager on our Total Return team, joins Macro Markets to discuss separately managed accounts (SMAs), a structure that offers many benefits to individual investors. Bloch also shares his views on growth, inflation, and relative value in the market.

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Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

SMA strategies discussed herein are available exclusively through third party financial professionals and are not offered directly to the public through Guggenheim Investments.

SMA target characteristics and allocations are for illustrative purposes only. Individual account holdings and characteristics will vary depending on the size of an account, cash flows and account restrictions. Individual accounts within the same strategy may have portfolio characteristics and performance that differ from one another.

This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.

This material contains opinions of the author or speaker, but not necessarily those of Guggenheim Partners, LLC or its subsidiaries. The opinions contained herein are subject to change without notice. Forward-looking statements, estimates, and certain information contained herein are based upon proprietary and non-proprietary research and other sources. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but are not assured as to accuracy. Past performance is not indicative of future results. There is neither representation nor warranty as to the current accuracy of, nor liability for, decisions based on such information.

Investment Risks. The strategies described herein may not be suitable for all investors. All investments have inherent risks. There is no guarantee the manager will be able to implement investment strategies successfully or achieve investment objectives. • The market value of fixed income securities will change in response to interest rate changes and market conditions among other things. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. • High yield securities present more liquidity and credit risk than investment grade bonds and may be subject to greater volatility. • Structured credit, including asset-backed securities (ABS), mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), are complex investments and not suitable for all investors. • Loans are often below investment grade, may be unrated, and typically offer a fixed or floating interest rate. • The strategies discussed herein may include the use of derivatives. Derivatives often involve a high degree of financial risk. • Municipal assets will be significantly affected by events that affect the municipal bond market, which could include unfavorable legislative or political developments and adverse changes in the financial conditions of state and municipal issuers or the federal government in case it provides financial support to the municipality. Income from municipal bonds held by investors could be declared taxable because of changes in tax laws. • Diversification neither assures a profit nor eliminates the risk of experiencing investment losses.

Guggenheim Investments represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, which includes Guggenheim Wealth Solutions, LLC and Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC. Guggenheim Wealth Solutions, LLC is the primary investment adviser to the Guggenheim Wealth Management SMAs and Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC serves as Sub-Adviser. Please visit www.guggenheiminvestments.com/separately-managed-accounts for more information. Securities distributed by Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC.

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasurys, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (Agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS (Agency and non Agency).

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond 1–3 Year Total Return Index measures the performance of publicly issued investment-grade corporate, U.S. Treasury, and Agency securities with maturities of one to three years.

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index engineered for the long-term tax-exempt bond market.

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