Amidst dramatic declines in the bond market, Crawford has maintained its longstanding bias to high quality. This coupled with a common sense approach to maturity management, adequate diversification, and prudent utilization of spread sectors to increase yield, has helped preserve capital in a very difficult environment. We believe successfully navigating market environments like the one we are currently experiencing demonstrates the true quality of a bond manager.
In this episode, we discuss the current market environment and silver linings for investors with a long-term investment perspective.
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