# Credit Crunch: Xponance’s McElreath on Credit Inefficiencies

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Published: 2026-07-13T16:40:00+00:00
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## Resource

“The portfolio manager’s dilemma is, ‘Do I take risk, or do I not take risk?’” Noel McElreath, senior portfolio manager for US fixed income at Xponance, tells Bloomberg Intelligence’s Noel Hebert. “And then, ‘What is excess return telling me?’” On this episode of Credit Crunch, the pair discuss the importance of disciplined credit selection, exploiting structural inefficiencies and maintaining a long-term perspective. McElreath notes that, though current market conditions are favorable, tight spreads, investor complacency and the surge in AI-related borrowing present valuation risk. The two also talk about the implications of having a new Fed chair, the importance of dealer relationships and positioning against the benchmark. The Credit Crunch podcast is part of BI’s FICC Focus series. 

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