Basis Points

Basis Points

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Basis Points episodes

  • Looking for Yield When Rates Are Rising
    This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan speaks with Gapstow Chief Executive Officer, Chris Acito to discuss the impact of rising rates on traditional fixed income investments as well as potential opportunities in the alternative credit sector.
    To learn more about the standardized performance of the WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund (HYIN) please visit: www.wisdomtree.com/etfs/alternative/hyin
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    12 min
  • Negative Yields Are No Longer Spanning Across The Globe
    Is the Treasury market at risk of losing support from the Fed and global investors? This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan covers the latest global market trends: higher yields, the impact that the sovereign debt yields could have on the U.S. bond market and preparing one’s portfolio for what’s next.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    European Central Bank (ECB): the central bank responsible for monetary policy of those European Union (EU) member countries which have adopted the euro currency.
    Italy Government Bond 10-Year: Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid.
    Japanese government bonds (JGBs): bonds issued by the Japanese government and have become a key part of the country's central bank efforts to boost inflation. There are three key types of JGBs—general bonds, Fiscal Investment and Loan Program bonds, and subsidy bonds.
    4 min
  • Interview with Stanley-Laman Group and WisdomTree Europe
    On this week’s episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian Ren speaks with Stanley-Laman Group Senior Portfolio Manager, Wei Huang and WisdomTree Director of Macroeconomic Research, Aneeka Gupta to discuss the economy and equity markets, inflation drivers and growth outlook across India and China.
    43 min
  • Where Is The Treasury 10-Year Yield Headed?
    With the money and bond markets still buzzing following Chairman Powell’s ‘hawkish’ show, this week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan shares his outlook while discussing the number of potential rate hikes and where the Fed funds’ target range will land given the current state of the sovereign debt markets.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    5 min
  • Ready, Set, Hike...
    This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses a few key takeaways following the latest Fed meeting, including signals that rate hikes could occur at any future FOMC meetings, moving Kevin’s focus back to the balance sheet and now, it’s all about timing as policymakers work to shrink their balance sheet.
    5 min
  • The Fed's Balancing Act
    Is it more than a rebalancing act? This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan focuses on the Fed balance sheet while discussing the rate hike cycles and what is to come for the money and bond markets.
    6 min
  • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...Rate Hikes
    This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses the final FOMC meeting for 2021 and it’s beginning to look a lot like rate hikes may be coming from the Fed next year. Where does that leave fixed income investors for 2022? Tune-in now to hear more.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    5 min
  • In The Eye Of The Beholder
    This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses the swaying focus for the money and bond markets on the Fed, inflation and labor market due to recent headlines following the discovery of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    4 min

About Basis Points

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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.