Basis Points

Basis Points

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Basis Points episodes

  • Markets to the Fed: Go Fund Me
    In an interesting turn of events, the big news in Fixed Income has not been the recent rate cut. Instead, the dislocations that were witnessed in the funding markets, and attendant Fed responses, seemed to take center stage. Kevin Flanagan discusses.
    5 min
  • Fed Watch: It Takes Two
    As was widely expected, the FOMC voted to reduce the Federal Funds target range by another quarter point following its September policy meeting. Kevin Flanagan discusses whether another cut in December is likely.
    5 min
  • Welcome to the Party, Powell?
    The calendar has now turned to September, and that means another FOMC meeting is on tap with the results slated for announcement on September 18th. Based on “Fedspeak” surrounding the recent Jackson Hole conference, it appears as if there is some division among the policy makers on what the next step will be. Kevin Flanagan discusses.
    5 min
  • Pump It Up
    The tumultuous market events to kick off August have served as a not so subtle reminder that volatility appears here to stay. Certainly, the recent trend has been for rates to be on a descending trajectory, but what if headlines or tweets change course? Kevin Flanagan discusses.
    4 min
  • Would Fed Tweets Work Better?
    What a week last week was! From the Federal Reserve to President Trump’s tweet stating that more tariffs on China are potentially coming to Friday’s jobs report, Kevin Flanagan breaks it all down.
    5 min
  • Like a Good Neighbor, the Fed is There
    The Fed has done what was widely expected−it cut the federal funds target range by a quarter-point. And while you could say the Fed is back in data-dependent mode, it appears as if monetary policy is still leaning toward another rate cut this year. Kevin Flanagan discusses.
    5 min
  • Past Performance Is Not Indicative of Future Results
    Through the first six months of the year, the global fixed income markets have certainly put in a surprising performance. However, the odds do not seem to favor this type of performance in 2H 2019. Against this backdrop, Kevin Flanagan offers three solutions for investors to consider as we close out 2019.
    4 min

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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.