Michael Reckmeyer and Matthew Hand: How to Protect Downside Amid Lofty Valuations and Paltry Yields
Episode description
Our guests this week are Michael Reckmeyer and Matthew Hand. Mike and Matt are managing directors at Wellington Management, where they oversee a number of prominent values investing mandates, including the stock sleeve of Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund, as well as Wellington's portion of Vanguard Equity Income Fund, among other duties. Mike's investing career began in 1984 at the State of Michigan Pension Fund, followed by eight years at Kemper Financial Services, after which he joined Wellington in 1994. He received both his bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a CFA charterholder. Matt joined Wellington in 2004 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. Like Mike, Matt is also a CFA charterholder.
Background
Matthew Hand bio
“Four Fantastic Income Funds,” by Russell Kinnel and Christine Benz, Morningstar.com, Aug. 11, 2020
Funds Mentioned
Other References
“Gus Sauter: Efficient Markets Are a Good Thing,” The Long View Podcast with Christine Benz and Jeffrey Ptak, Morningstar.com, Dec. 4, 2019.
“The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge,” by Gregory Zuckerman and Gunjan Banerji, wsj.com, Sept. 13, 2020
Securities Mentioned in the Podcast
ADP https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/adp/quote
Archer-Daniels-Midland https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xetr/adm/quote
Cisco https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/csco/quote
Comcast https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/cmcsa/quote
Crown Castle International https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/cci/quote
Dominion Energy https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/d/quote
Intel https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/intc/quote
Lockheed Martin https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/lmt/quote
Medtronic https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/mdt/quote
Philip Morris https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/pm/quote
Progressive https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/pgr/quote