Bond funds

The firm’s chief investment officer spent as much as a third of that on high-yield funds, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

While the central bank’s support may help keep credit flowing amid the coronavirus, “it doesn’t necessarily improve the outlook for bankruptcies.”

“This market environment is a very good one for investors to do a self-awareness check,” an expert says.

“Ideally, you would like clients to try not to make really short-term decisions, however this is an unprecedented situation,” an expert says.

Even when the market was climbing to records earlier this year, John Miller’s risk appetite exceeded that of some of his peers.

The funds are also some of the lowest-duration products in the market.

The central bank’s pledge to buy investment-grade credit and certain funds helped spark a rally in higher-rated debt.

Asset managers may need to reassess the assumption that’s become widely held in recent years: that inflation is dead.

“Recent further Fed action from COVID-19 seems to put another layer on a near-40-year bond bull market,” an expert says.

The relief allows funds to obtain cash infusions through collateralized loans until the end of June.