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Stan Sokolowski, Senior Portfolio Manager

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Stan Sokolowski is Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Deputy CIO at CIFC Investment Management LLC, a sub-advisor to Catalyst Funds. He is Senior Portfolio Manager of a floating rate income strategy at Catalyst Funds. Mr. Sokolowski has 28 years of credit, portfolio management, and trading experience. He is a lead portfolio manager and member of the CIFC’s Investment Committee. Mr. Sokolowski has a broad range of investment management skills and experience in private and public credit markets. He has invested and traded across the spectrum of credit, including high yield to investment grade as well as distressed and stressed credit, fixed and floating rate instruments, bonds, loans, CDS and index products. Mr. Sokolowski completed Chemical Bank’s MBA Capital Markets and Credit Training Program in 1994 and holds a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University.

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Credit Markets – What’s Priced In?

The headlines are still unnerving and volatility remains a worry. Many asset classes have yet to recover and countless investors fear additional losses. Fundamentals, investor positioning and sentiment are all conveying mixed signals.

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Investment Strategy Insights

Top Senior Secured Note Manager: Risk-Adjusted Returns are Key for Investors

Sentiment remains mixed as the last few weeks have brought concerns of economic damage. On the other hand, many markets have experienced a V-shaped recovery. Loan prices are now $10.04 off the lows after declining $20.46 from 2/21 to 3/23.

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Credit Markets Expert Says Taking Advantage of Prices Today is a Risk Worth Taking

After several tumultuous weeks, global financial markets continue to be severely impacted by coronavirus contagion. In these unprecedented times, no one can say that they have lived through market conditions quite like the ones we are currently experiencing.

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Credit Expert Discusses Coronavirus Impact and Investment Opportunities

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Doomsayers Aside, Base Case for Credit Markets Looks Positive in 2020

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Top Senior Secured Note Manager: Recession Unlikely Given Current Economic Conditions

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Who will Benefit from Negative Rates in the U.S.?

Once upon a time, it was inconceivable to contemplate the notion of negative interest rates in the U.S. It was laughable even.

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Investing in an Inverted Yield Curve World

There is a $16 trillion pile of negative yielding debt around the world and global central banks are officially trying to out-dove each other as one after next slashes interest rates in a race to the bottom. Against this backdrop, what is an investor to do?!

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Are credit investors being too anxious?

Credit investors are perhaps bearish by nature – always looking for threats. But even CIFC veteran Stan Sokolowski wonders whether investors are being overly pessimistic about the market.

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Should investors be thinking about floating rate as an all-weather fixed income allocation?

Floating-Rate Bank Loans can potentially enhance a portfolio’s returns, while offering investors access to markets that are not contained in traditional fixed income investments.