Basis Points

Basis Points

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Basis Points episodes

  • A Conversation on Mortgage-Backed Securities
    On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan is joined by Jeff Dutra from Voya Financial to discuss the WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund (MTGP). The WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund operates as an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks income and capital appreciation through investments in mortgage-related debt and other securitized debt.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    Distributor: Foreside Fund Services LLC
    10 min
  • Exit Stage Left
    Another FOMC meeting is in the books as policymakers completed their September convocation, and for those keeping track, that leaves two more Fed meetings this calendar year. On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan reveals key insights about FOMC’s possible exit strategy, rate hikes, shifting economic projections, and more.
    5 min
  • Protecting the 'Core'terback
    After a great weekend of enjoying the start of 2021’s football season, Kevin Flanagan uses the sport as an analogy for bonds and fixed income investing. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin compares protecting the quarterback on the football field to safeguarding your bond portfolio from rising rates.
    Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    Duration: A measure of a bond’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The weighted average accounts for the various durations of the bonds purchased as well as the proportion of the total government bond portfolio that they make up.
    5 min
  • Missed it by that Much
    After looking at the August jobs report, Kevin Flanagan can’t help but feel a bit of déjà vu. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin compares the findings in the latest jobs report to the consensus forecast and draws comparisons between the inconsistencies between the forecast and outcomes of April’s jobs report.
    Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    6 min
  • Greetings from Jackson Hole... See you in September
    One of the most anticipated events of the year for the financial markets is behind us and Kevin Flanagan weighs in on the takeaways. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points Podcast, Kevin looks back on last week’s Jackson Hole speech from Federal Reserve Chairman, Jay Powell.
    6 min
  • Interview with Vivek Viswanathan, Rayliant Global Advisors
    On this episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian and Jeremy are joined by Vivek Viswanathan, Global Head of Research and Portfolio Management, Senior Managing Director at Rayliant Global Advisors. Listen for a discussion on how regulatory risk is increasing in China, an overview of Rayliant’s quantamental approach, how meme stock traders fare in China, and more.
    48 min
  • Your Move, Jay Powell
    Another jobs report in the books and things are getting a bit more interesting for the Fed. On this week’s Basis Points Podcast, Kevin Flanagan wonders if the heat is beginning to get turned up on Federal Reserve Chairman Powell.
    Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.
    5 min
  • Interview with Jinzhou Li, Aier Eye Hospital Group
    On this episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian and Jeremy are joined by Mr. Jinzhou Li, Head of Investor Relations with Aier Eye Hospital Group. Listen for a discussion on the recent developments in China regarding banning private business in certain sectors and how it might impact medical service, the trends and revenue generators in the eyecare industry in China, and how a private hospital group competes and collaborates with public medical services.
    45 min
  • Interview with Boris Eykher and Winston Ma, Open Mineral
    On this episode of China of Tomorrow, Liqian and Jeremy are joined by Boris Eykher, founder of Open Mineral, and Winston Ma, chairman of the advisory board of Open Mineral. Listen as our guests discuss supply and demand implications for the minerals and commodities traded on the Open Mineral marketplace, the impact China has on the production and trading of these minerals, and how blockchain is an emerging opportunity for the industry.
    38 min
  • Aligning the Stars in Fixed Income
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his stance that the recent spike in inflation is only transitory – so where does this leave fixed income investors? On this week’s Basis Points Podcast, Kevin Flanagan explores two overarching themes for the second half of this year and into 2022.
    6 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.