Money Management Investments

Fixed income investment portfolios can be managed either passively or actively. A passive portfolio management strategy is aimed at replicating benchmark portfolio returns while active portfolio management strategies intend to create deliberate risk factor mismatches by overweighting or underweighting securities relative to the benchmark.

These risk factor mismatches are intended to generate excess portfolio returns relative to the chosen benchmarks. The goal of an active fixed income portfolio manager is to identify the type of active management strategy he will pursue.

Risk Mismatches of Bond Investments

Categorize the risk factor mismatches that are to be exploited in order to increase portfolio returns. Every manager has different sets of skills and should exploit the risk factor mismatches that are more relevant to his experience.