Dean Weinbren from TermPlus discusses why global private credit is one of the fastest growing assets classes over the last 20 years, and a long standing cornerstone in the portfolios of major institutional investors, offering attractive, reliable income and strong risk-adjusted returns.
When you are investing for income, you are looking for capital preservation, a level of growth and consistent income. But what if the fund you pick fails to deliver? Worse still, what if your money is lost?
The idea of regular, consistent payments is a critical part of an income-focused portfolio. Ensuring that a portfolio actually looks and works that way across extended periods can take a bit more planning. It’s not as simple as bunging everything into a bond and taking a monthly coupon.
For bond investors, the first few months of 2026 have been chaotic to say the least. It has been a year in which duration, inflation sensitivity, and market structure have mattered again, often brutally.