Michael Reckmeyer and Matthew Hand: How to Protect Downside Amid Lofty Valuations and Paltry Yields

Our guests this week are Michael Reckmeyer and Matthew Hand. Mike and Matt are managing directors at Wellington Management, where they oversee a number of prominent values investing mandates, including the stock sleeve of Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund, as well as Wellington's portion of Vanguard Equity Income Fund, among other duties. Mike's investing career began in 1984 at the State of Michigan Pension Fund, followed by eight years at Kemper Financial Services, after which he joined Wellington in 1994. He received both his bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a CFA charterholder. Matt joined Wellington in 2004 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. Like Mike, Matt is also a CFA charterholder. Background Michael Reckmeyer bio Matthew Hand bio Wellington Management “Four Fantastic Income Funds,” by Russell Kinnel and Christine Benz, Morningstar.com, Aug. 11, 2020 Funds Mentioned Vanguard Wellington Vanguard Wellesley Income Vanguard Equity Income Hartford Equity Income Other References Jack Bogle bio “ Gus Sauter: Efficient Markets Are a Good Thing ,” The Long View Podcast with Christine Benz and Jeffrey Ptak, Morningstar.com, Dec. 4, 2019. “The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge ,” by Gregory Zuckerman and Gunjan Banerji, wsj.com, Sept. 13, 2020 Securities Mentioned in the Podcast ADP https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/adp/quote Archer-Daniels-Midland https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xetr/adm/quote Cisco https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/csco/quote Comcast https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/cmcsa/quote Crown Castle International https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/cci/quote Dominion Energy https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/d/quote Intel https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/intc/quote Lockheed Martin https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/lmt/quote Medtronic https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/mdt/quote Philip Morris https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/pm/quote Progressive https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/pgr/quote Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.