With inflation expectations on the rise, volatility has returned and stock and bonds are increasingly moving together.  This is driving interest in uncorrelated and absolute return strategies that can generate returns regardless of what's happening with broader market beta or the economy.  In this episode, Kerry Craig provides an introduction of a conversation hosted by Aaron Mulvihill and featuring Bill Eigen, Head of Absolute Return and Opportunistic Fixed Income team, to discuss where an absolute return strategy fits in portfolios, areas of opportunity Bill is seeing in the market and thoughts on where we are in today's credit cycle - including private credit. 

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