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Connor Fitzgerald, CFA
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
Boston
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Connor is lead portfolio manager for the firm’s Intermediate Credit and Credit Total Return strategies, and is also a portfolio manager for long credit, Core Bond and Core Bond Plus strategies. He is a member of the US Investment Grade Credit Team and Corporate Strategy Group.

Prior to joining Wellington Management in 2015, he was a portfolio manager at BlackRock, where he managed investment-grade allocations within non-traditional bond and multi-sector bond portfolios (2010 - 2015). Prior to that, he held credit trading and credit hedge fund portfolio management roles at BlackRock. Before joining BlackRock, he was with R3 Capital Management (2008 – 2009) and Lehman Brothers (2006 – 2008). Connor received his BA in economics and government studies from Bowdoin College (2006). Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Are bond investors ready for a US industrial revolution?

Portfolio Manager Connor Fitzgerald discusses why bond investors should ready themselves for a potential US industrial revolution and shares his perspective on how to reposition portfolios for such a scenario.

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What's current in credit?

In this short video series, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Connor Fitzgerald takes a look at what's current in credit. Given rather tight credit spread valuations, what is Connor's outlook for the next twelve months and where are the opportunities and risks now?

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Four investment perspectives amid a pivotal US election

How can investors reposition portfolios for a pivotal but highly unpredictable US elections? Nick Samouilhan explores potential avenues in conversation with three leading portfolio managers.

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Time for credit selection to shine

Fixed income investors continue to seek answers to an era of volatile rates. Large, static exposures to credit markets no longer cut it. Instead, a nimble and dynamic approach is more likely to create resilient and consistent total return outcomes.

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Meet the Manager: Connor Fitzgerald

What do sailing and credit market investing have in common? For Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Connor Fitzgerald, it's the intense level of focus and precision required to adapt to constantly evolving conditions.

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Bond Market Outlook

Our fixed income experts assess how to capitalize on market volatility with a flexible and dynamic approach that leverages diverse high-yielding opportunities and manages risks carefully.

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Looking beyond yield: rethinking your fixed income approach

In today's new market regime, any small changes in central bank policies could have outsized impacts on fixed income markets. Portfolio manager Connor Fitzgerald highlights how a dynamic, total return approach can navigate markets by focusing on optimising price return and capital preservation across market cycles.

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Reframing fixed income portfolios: why bond maths makes the difference

It is easy to understand why fixed income investors tend to focus on yields. But investors who focus too much on yield may run the risk of overpaying for income and underestimating the impact of price volatility.

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Looking beyond yield: Rethinking the approach of fixed income investing

Investors face a new regime, challenging traditional assumptions about returns and volatility. With central bank interventions impacting credit markets, it’s time to rethink income allocations. Rather than fixating solely on yield, consider a dynamic approach, presented by Connor Fitzgerald.

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Structuring core fixed income: A constructive view on market and macro conditions

Head of Multi-Asset Strategy Adam Berger and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Connor Fitzgerald discuss the interest-rate environment and the fundamental picture in investment-grade credit and high yield.

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Too much focus on Fed, not enough on fiscal

Current US fiscal and monetary policy stances argue for risk taking in fixed income.

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Soft or hard landing, bonds can offer compelling value

Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty, elevated bond market volatility and a higher-for-longer policy rate narrative, we asked portfolio manager Connor Fitzgerald to share his views on the outlook and how he is positioning bond portfolios to add value in the current environment.

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What if US wealth inequality reverses?

Our experts examine the role of wealth inequality in the US economy and the potential investment implications of a reversal in that dynamic.

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