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On today’s show, we discuss:
- JSOSX as a benchmark free fund, and the additional flexibility as a result
- Why avoiding duration risk has been the right call for the last five years
- How tight high yield spreads mask trouble showing in credit markets
- Why AI related debt and off balance sheet obligations raise default risk
- The most defensive fund positioning seen since the 2007 credit cycle
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