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Everyone Hates Bonds. Why Two Bond Managers Say You're Hating the Wrong Ones
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- Excess Returns
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- Sep 10, 2026
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Summary
John Kerschner and Michael Contopoulos of Janus Henderson join Matt Zeigler to explain why persistent inflation and higher interest rates call for a different approach to bond investing. They explore short-duration bonds, AAA CLOs, mortgage-backed securities and how investors can rethink the fixed income allocation in a 60/40 portfolio. The conversation covers why traditional bond benchmarks may deliver too much interest rate risk for their yield, how ETFs expand access to securitized credit, and why the AI buildout could add to inflation rather than solve it. High-Conviction Views: The time for short-duration bonds https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/advisor/article/high-conviction-views-the-time-for-short-duration-bonds/ Janus Henderson Investors https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/advisor/ Topics covered: Why deglobalization, fiscal spending and labor constraints could keep inflation and interest rates elevated How the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index concentrates interest rate risk and leaves out large parts of the bond market How AAA CLOs work, why their coupons float, and why they are different from cash Why tight corporate credit spreads may offer insufficient compensation for the risks investors take The three jobs of fixed income: safety, income and insurance How duration determines whether rising rates can wipe out a bond portfolio's income Why bond ETF discounts can reflect price discovery when underlying bonds are not trading How Treasury borrowing and AI hyperscaler debt issuance affect bond supply and relative value Why AI capital spending, electricity demand, labor shortages and wealth effects can create inflation How to rebuild the bond allocation around securitized credit, agency mortgages and the risks in your equity portfolio Timestamps: 00:00 Ret…