Overview of Fixed-Income Portfolio Strategies

Frederick Eugene “Fritz” Mowery holds a bachelor of business administration in economics/finance. He is currently studying at Dallas Baptist University to earn a master’s degree in Theology/Apologetics. As the President of Mowery Capital Management, LLC, Fritz Mowery is responsible for his customers' fixed-income portfolios.

A fixed-income portfolio includes investment securities that pay interest at a fixed rate until maturity. Certificates of deposit (CDs), treasury bills, and government-issued bonds are types of fixed-income securities. They're usually low-risk with pre-established interest.

Fixed-income investing techniques include bond ladder investing. This technique concentrates on diversifying a portfolio by acquiring fixed-income securities of varying maturity dates in a ladder-like manner. Such a diversified portfolio reduces risk and gradually gains in value as a result of bonds that mature in a staggered manner—usually between one and four years.

Bullet bond portfolio investing involves creating a portfolio by acquiring fixed-income securities at varying dates but with similar maturity dates. It enables diversification of a portfolio while working to ensure favorable future returns.

Barbell bond portfolio investing involves creating a portfolio with only short-term and long-term bonds. This strategy's most important characteristic is focusing on the portfolio's short-term bonds and reinvesting their returns after maturity. A barbell portfolio short-term bond has a maturity of below or equal to five years while long-term bonds mature in a decade or more.

A fixed-income portfolio is valuable in facilitating diversification. Moreover, diversification enables the stability of the investment portfolio against price corrections and volatility. This characteristic brings equilibrium where a part of the portfolio undergoes difficulty.

Fixed-income securities also offer profitable returns at a steady rate. With equities, fixed-income securities typically present a lower risk. 

Choosing the Right Investment Fund

Frederick 'Fritz' Eugene Mowery has provided financial asset management services through his company, Mowery Capital Management, Dallas, Texas, for 25 years. Much of Fritz Mowery's success has come through choosing the right investments to invest his clients' funds.

There are thousands of investment companies trying to attract people to invest with them. Here are some ways to evaluate different investment choices and choose the right investment company.

Look out for investment managers that have a long track record and experience..

Go for managers that focus on the long term. Search out managers that are fiduciaries. Avoid managers selling illiquid, high risk limited partnerships.

Compare the management fees.

Check out the investment strategies of these managers. Most successful funds don't stray far from the strategy they used at their start. Consider the implications of your investment on your taxes.

Always make sure the investment manger's style meets with your risk tolerance, time horizon and short and long term goals. Be fully open and honest with your investment managers to help him serve you better. This will help you not double up investments taking undue risks. 

What Are Large-Cap Stocks?

Fritz Mowery, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was the senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at Comerica Bank, where he managed over $12 billion in assets. He currently serves as president and chief investment officer at Mowery Capital Management, LLC. Fritz Mowery possesses over three decades of portfolio and asset management experience, with an equity portfolio consisting of mainly large-cap stocks.

Large-cap stocks are stocks of companies with value or market capitalization (the total value of a company's equity) of more than $10 billion. These stocks pose less risk compared to others. Also safe and stable, they pay reasonable dividends to their investors.

Examples of large-cap companies are Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Microsoft, and Facebook. While large-cap stocks are stable and safe, their stock prices do not grow rapidly like other smaller companies; thus, they may be unsuitable for some investors.

Big-cap companies are known for their transparency, making it easier for investors to evaluate public information about them. Large-cap stocks can be a valuable source of income when bond profits are low due to government activities to stimulate an economy. Furthermore, they usually out-perform the market towards the end of a business cycle expansion phase when an economy rises swiftly. 

An Overview of Asset Management

Fritz Mowery serves as president and chief investment officer at Mowery Capital Management, LLC, and was a former senior vice president/senior portfolio manager at Comerica Bank in Dallas, Texas. His equity portfolio management style supports growth at a reasonable price. With 33 years of experience, Fritz Mowery and his firm oversee clients' custodial accounts by providing asset management services.

An asset management process utilizes financial instruments to increase the value of invested assets over time. In the same vein, an asset manager is tasked with a mandate: to grow clients' investment portfolios.

Asset managers conduct extensive research using both micro and macro analytical tools before investing. The analysis may consist of interviews with company officials as well as statistical analysis of current market trends. Investment opportunities could be government financing such as sovereign bonds, or private sector financings like bond or equity purchases, real estate, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Asset management has numerous benefits, including identifying, mitigating, and managing risks. It also enables a company or individual to keep tabs on all their assets, remove ghost assets in the firm, and guarantee correct amortization rates.