Double the Return with Lower Volatility

Double the Return with Lower Volatility

March 6, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Eric Fine discusses the advantages of emerging markets bonds and the impact of geopolitical tensions on investments.

Eric Fine, an emerging markets bond portfolio manager at VanEck, discusses how EM bonds currently yield roughly double what you get in developed markets at lower volatility. And yet, almost nobody owns them. He also unpacks how Middle East tensions are creating winners among oil exporters, why the dollar will slowly share its reserve status, and what 13 years of outperformance says about where fixed income is heading.

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