Investment Conundrums: Dimensional's Plecha on why fixed income is 'as effective now as it has ever been'

Showing resilience in the face of the pandemic

Mike Sheen
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Dimensional's systematic fixed income range has reversed some of the positioning that cushioned its funds' exposure to volatility in bond markets at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year, with credit and duration exposure being tightened, according to global head of fixed income Dave Plecha.

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