Asset manager perspectives: Interview with Gene Podkaminer

In a recent interview with Frank Fabozzi of the Journal of Portfolio Management, Capital Group institutional investment strategist Gene Podkaminer explores a range of topics across asset allocation, risk budgeting and portfolio construction. 

Among the highlights of the conversation:

  • Designing an investment framework that aligns with the major sources of portfolio risk
  • Exploring the Total Portfolio Approach with a clear understanding of each asset’s role and contribution
  • Employing a factor lens to construct multi-asset public/private portfolios and better understand historical attribution
  • Thoughtfully incorporating alternative investments within a multi-asset portfolio
  • And today’s biggest challenges in managing multi-asset portfolios and how these have evolved over time

Gene Podkaminer is a senior asset allocation strategist with 25 years of industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). He holds an MBA from Yale School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of San Francisco.

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