Our Great Investor guest is a maverick bond investor and a WEALTHTRACK exclusive. He is Stephen Smith, long time co-portfolio manager of the five-star rated, Brandywine Global Opportunities Bond Fund which has delivered exceptional returns over the years. For our WEB EXTRA feature Smith discusses what he is doing with his personal portfolio. True to form, he takes a very different path from what you might expect.
Lehman Brothers
SARGEN & LIPSKY: THE DECLINE OF U.S. FINANCIAL DOMINANCE
It has been four years since the start of the worst financial crisis in the post war era. It feels like a lifetime to me. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, tipping the world into a systemic financial meltdown which we have been recovering from ever since. It’s helpful to step back every once and while and see how far we have come since the market lows of March 2009, when the S&P closed under 700. It has more than doubled since then, but oh what a ride it has been!
