Kevin Flanagan | Source | Head of Fixed Income Strategy at WisdomTree
Kevin Flanagan
As part of WisdomTree’s Investment Strategy group, Kevin serves as Head of Fixed Income Strategy. In this role, he contributes to the asset allocation team, writes fixed income-related content and travels with the sales team, conducting client-facing meetings and providing expertise on WisdomTree’s existing and future bond ETFs. In addition, Kevin works closely with the fixed income team.
Prior to joining WisdomTree, Kevin spent 30 years at Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently a Managing Director. He was responsible for tactical and strategic recommendations and created asset allocation models for fixed income securities. He was a contributor to the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Global Investment Committee, primary author of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s monthly and weekly fixed income publications, and collaborated with the firm’s Research and Consulting Group Divisions to build ETF and fund manager asset allocation models.
Kevin has an MBA from Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business, and a B.S in Finance from Fairfield University.
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“The overall trend we’ve been seeing of disinflation in general isn’t always going to be a smooth ride,” said Kevin Flanagan, head of fixed income strategy at WisdomTree. He expects inflation to keep ticking lower in coming months. “It may be a little more difficult finding out that last mile to get to the Fed 2% goal.” – Wall Street Journal
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“For Flanagan, the worst-case scenario is that the Fed doesn’t cut rates at all in 2024. High interest rates tend to weigh on bond prices. If that happens, “the bond market is going to shift its focus to 2025,” he says.” – Morningstar
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“The data didn’t live up to the market’s worst fears, and the front end can remain supported as this report keeps the door open to a rate cut later this month,” said Kevin Flanagan, head of fixed income strategy at WisdomTree. “But there are limits along the curve as to how far the rally can go given what’s now priced in for the Fed.” - Bloomberg
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