What to Make of the Bond Markets?

Daniela Mardarovici, CFA, Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income at Macquarie Asset Management, discusses her approach to investing and offers perspective on the bond markets and how to add value in this environment.   ▶️ Subscribe to the Take 15 Podcast YouTube channel   📃 Transcript   📧 Email us for comments, questions, or appearance requests ___________________________________________________________________________  Episode Breakdown: 1:15 The journey from Moldova to the bond markets 3:07 What made Daniela fall in love with the markets 4:14 Daniela’s experience in the market over the past year 7:45 The bond market has not been following the script that we expected this summer: Daniela’s view on how we should be thinking about events now and long-term 12:20 What is Mutant Capitalism, and why should we be thinking about it? 16:51 How Daniela gets her team to think this way of standing against the tide 19:37 Why should investors own bonds, what is the role of fixed income and how do you add value in this environment? 24:14 Closing questions:  1. One long-lasting change that you hope will stick around because of the pandemic or as a result of the pandemic? 2. The one item Daniela would take with her on a long-duration space flight 3. Flight or invisibility? ___________________________________________________________________________ Find Daniela here: LinkedIn Find Lauren here: LinkedIn Twitter