The Behavioral Science Edge
Behavioral Science at PIMCO
We always strive to give our clients an edge and achieve the best possible outcomes. And, we’ve long believed that behavioral science can make us better investors and help our clients make better investment decisions.
Investment Process
Partnering with behavioral finance experts, we integrate best practices throughout our investment process to improve collective and individual decision-making, amplify risk management, and publish behavioral insights.
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Improving Collective Decision Making
Amplifying Risk Management
Refining Individual Decision Making
Partnerships
Our long-term, collaborative partnership with the Roman Family Center for Decision Research (RF-CDR) at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business began in 2018, and continues to grow.
Our Partnership with the Roman Family Center for Decision Research (RF-CDR)
Through our innovative partnership with The Roman Family Center for Decision Research at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, we are committed to supporting diverse and robust research that contributes to a deeper understanding of human behavior and decision-making and helps empower leaders to make wiser choices in business and society.
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Understanding how we behave and the decisions we make are critical to building on PIMCO’s strong culture of investing excellence and creating a diverse, engaging workplace, so we are excited to partner on this groundbreaking approach.
– Emmanuel Roman
PIMCO is always looking for inputs and data which challenge our ideas and assumptions about investing and risk and the RF-CDR team can provide us world-class insight into behavioral analysis and trends which will make us a better active manager and stewards of our clients’ assets.
– Daniel J. Ivascyn
PIMCO Decision Research Laboratories: a Partnership of Academic and Investment Excellence
Through our partnership with RF-CDR, we advanced PIMCO Decision Research Labs, enabling RF-CDR researchers, leaders in their field, to further their research.
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The PIMCO Midway Club
Behavioral Insights
We publish behavioral insights and best practices to help our clients better understand the value it delivers and assist them in enhancing their own decision-making processes.
Download our latest insight "Understanding Client Decision-Making Through Behavioral Science".
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Behavioral Science in Uncertain Times
During periods of extreme market volatility, investors often focus on short-term returns not long-term goals. Learn how advisors can help reduce negative consequences of emotional decision making by providing valuable guidance in this video.
Actionable Alternatives: Data Infrastructure
In this series, discover exciting private market opportunities and how PIMCO pursues them in an effort to benefit our investors. Learn why we believe data infrastructure is an attractive investment within our asset-based finance (ABF) portfolios.
Core Bonds vs. Fed Funds Rate
Historically, when core bonds out-yield short term rates they have delivered attractive returns. For the first time in more than a year, the yield to worst on core bonds exceeds the Fed Funds rate.
Macroeconomic uncertainties prompted the Federal Reserve to signal a slower pace of policy rate cuts in 2025 and beyond.
As cash yields dwindle, the case for fixed income becomes increasingly compelling.
ECB: Managing Risks to Growth
We continue to agree with market pricing following the ECB’s latest rate cut, but see additional downside risks to growth post-U.S. election.
The transition from bank-dominated lending to a diversified financing ecosystem offers unprecedented opportunities for private credit investors.
Thoughts From the Bond Vigilantes
Amid concerns about the impact of rising deficits on U.S. Treasuries, it helps to differentiate bond investments by maturity, credit rating, and global relative value.
Portfolio Managers Erin Browne and Emmanuel Sharef discuss their strategy for multi-asset portfolios amid the resurgence of the inverse relationship between equities and fixed income, and highlight their key investment opportunities in today’s market environment.
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Disclosures
All investments contain risk and may lose value. Management risk is the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results, and that certain policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO in connection with managing the strategy.
There is no guarantee that these investment Strategies will work under all market conditions Or are appropriate for all investors and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.
PIMCO as a general matter provides services to qualified institutions, financial Intermediaries and institutional investors, Individual investors should contact their own financial professional to determine the most appropriate investment options for their financial situation. This material contains the opinions of the managers and such opinions are subject to change without notice. This material has been distributed for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security. strategy or investment product. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. but not guaranteed. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form or referred to in any other publication, without express written permission. PIMCO is a trademark of Allianz Asset Management of America LLC in the United States and throughout the world.
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