Assaf: ICG prepares to reintroduce fixed income after a decade-long absence
Jeff Assaf · Jeff Assaf - Protecting Clients and Assets at ICG (EP.398) · Jul 29, 2024 · at 27:12
Jeff Assaf, founder and CIO of ICG Advisors, notes that with interest rates normalizing, ICG is preparing to allocate to fixed income again.
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“We're just now starting to really consider beginning to add some of that asset class back into portfolios and are pretty close to done with the work we're doing to identify the managers we'll use to put that in place for some of our clients where it's an appropriate allocation.”
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