Karin Anderson
Karin Anderson is director of North American fixed-income strategies for Morningstar.
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Ceasing Coverage of Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income
Ceasing Coverage of MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities
Ceasing Coverage of MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities
Touchstone Strategic Income Opportunities Is Under Review
Comanager of Goldman Sachs Bond and Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income to Retire; Ratings Unchanged
Ceasing Coverage of PGIM Absolute Return Bond
Ceasing Coverage of Pimco Emerging Markets Currency and Short Term Investment
Pimco Emerging Markets Currency and Short-Term Investments Remains Open
Bitcoin Could Spread to More Fixed-Income Funds
It’s most likely to appear in more-aggressive strategies, so mind your manager’s approach.
A Downgrade for a Distinctive Bond Fund
Templeton Global Bond's high-conviction approach amplifies the potential risk as well as reward in the short run.
Pimco to liquidate Pimco Emerging Markets Currency and Short-Term Investments in January 2021
How Risky Is Risky in World-Bond Funds?
Our FIEA tool allows you to dissect funds in multiple ways, offering an eye-opening look under the hood.
Ceasing Coverage of Templeton International Bond
TCW Says No Evidence of Harm to Investors Following Cyberattack
No Change to DoubleLine Total Return Bond's Rating Following Comanager's Retirement
Pimco Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Suffering in Sell-off; Ratings Unchanged
TCW Emerging Markets Income Underperforms During Meltdown but Retains Its Rating
How Are Global and Emerging-Markets Bond Funds Holding Up?
Some areas have provided safety, others pain.
4 Bond Fund Ideas to Flesh Out Your IRA
Karin Anderson discusses some choices from the core and core-plus intermediate-term bond category.
Franklin-Legg Mason Deal Expected to Close in Q3
The acquisition will create a $1.5 trillion asset manager.
Franklin to Buy Legg Mason
A Manager Retirement Does Not Affect Our Ratings on 3 Pimco Emerging Markets Debt Strategies
Templeton Global Bond’s Flexibility Sets it Apart
This strategy’s freewheeling style makes it a better fit in the nontraditional bond Morningstar Category.
How Fixed-Income Is Embracing Sustainability
Morningstar's Karin Anderson discusses new fixed income research on how asset managers are approaching sustainable fixed-income funds.
Team Changes on Several Franklin Fixed-Income Funds Don't Impact Our Ratings
PIMCO Emerging-Markets Bond Funds Under Review Following Team Change
Desai Sees Bright Spots in the Economy
Franklin Templeton's Sonal Desai on the lack of recession signs, trade skirmishes, and where the dollar is going.
PIMCO Emerging-Markets Bond Funds Under Review Following Team Change
Management Team Change on Metropolitan West High Yield Bond
A Great Choice in the Nontraditional Bond Category
MetWest Unconstrained Bond is focused on credit, which the team has done well with long term.
Franklin Templeton CIO Christopher Molumphy to Retire; Sonal Desai to Become CIO
How Turkey Could Impact Emerging Markets Investments
A rough year for emerging markets got worse when Turkey's lira plummeted, but how far the contagion could spread is still an open question.
Emerging Markets Have Stung Some Core Bond Funds
It’s been tough sledding for core bond funds that ventured into emerging-markets debt.
An Upgrade for a Bond Fund With a Checkered Past
Backed by a seasoned team practicing a value strategy, Bronze-rated Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond has dialed down risk.
With Emerging-Markets Sell-Off, Opportunity in Corporates
Penny Foley of TCW Emerging Markets Income discusses the emerging-markets' debt spectrum and the fund's allocation to EM local debt.
Our Top Emerging-Markets Bond Fund Picks
Morningstar analyst Karin Anderson discusses what's driven performance this year and why investors should consider the category.
Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Retains a Neutral Rating Following a Manager Change
Beware of Rate Risk in Passive Core Bond Funds
Passive core bond funds have some advantages, but don’t expect protection when interest rates rise.
An Upcoming Change in TCW Ownership Does Not Change Its Parent Rating
Should You Be Concerned About Exposure to Defaulted Venezuelan Bonds?
It’s been a tough month for these bonds, but it’s a small allocation for most emerging-markets bond funds.
This Global Bond Fund Buys What the Market Shuns
Courting ample currency and credit risk, Silver-rated Templeton Global Total Return shuns interest-rate risk, given skipper Michael Hasenstab's concerns about global inflation.
The Case for Venezuelan Bonds
As default looms, some emerging-markets bond managers are cautiously hanging on.
Has Your Bond Fund Been Acting Like One?
Heavy credit or currency risk can make for more equitylike returns.
2 Free-Ranging Emerging-Markets Bond Funds
TCW Emerging Markets Income and T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond have used their ability to invest in dollar and local currency bonds wisely.
Two Comanagers Added to This Emerging-Markets Debt Fund
Bond Market 'Extremely Complacent' About Inflation
Templeton Global Macro Group's Sonal Desai sees a confluence of factors that could push prices higher than markets are currently expecting.
A Raft of Leadership Changes at Franklin Resources
The changes include two newly created roles in the multiasset and alternatives groups.