Dan Tranchita and Andy O'Connell of Baird Advisors Were Guest
Speakers in Dr. Krause’s Fixed Income Class
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| Dan Tranchita |
This marks the 13th consecutive year that Dan Tranchita has
presented to the students in Dr. Krause’s fixed income course. He has over 27
years of investment experience managing a broad range of fixed income
portfolios. He plays a lead role in research and strategy development in the
mortgage and asset-backed sectors.
Dan received his undergraduate degree and
his MBA from Marquette University and the Chartered Financial Analyst
designation in 1993. Dan is currently a member of the CFA Institute and is a
member of the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Dan
was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with Firstar
Investment Research and Management Company (FIRMCO).
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| Andy O'Connell |
Andy O’Connell has nearly 10 years of investment experience
and he focuses on research and analysis in investment-grade and high-yield
corporate credits. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Marquette
University, where he was a graduate of the Applied Investment Management (AIM)
program. Andy received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2012 and
is currently a member of the CFA Institute and is a member of the CFA Society
of Milwaukee. Prior to joining Baird Advisors, Andy performed credit research
at M&I Investment Management.
Dr. David Krause, AIM director, said “I enjoy having our
alumni return to campus and I especially enjoy having members of Baird
Advisors’ Fixed Income team. Annually in mid-September they host the Baird
Institutional Investors Conference and we arrange their visit to campus so that
we have an opportunity to receive their macro-economic assessment and outlook.
The students really enjoy the presentation each year and it was a pleasure to
have Dan and Andy join us again this year.”
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| Tranchita, Krause and O'Connell |
The guests form Baird talked to the students in Marquette’s
Fixed Income class about the current environment of low (and even negative)
rates and the level of economic uncertainty. Dan and Andy answered questions
about the current level of interest rates and the lower than expected inflation
rates experienced by the U.S. and other major economies have been experiencing.
In addition, the students enjoyed hearing the conversations between Dan, Andy
and Dr. Krause about the economic outlook and the potential impact of the
upcoming U.S. elections.
Dr. Krause concluded, “Having the professionals from Baird
Advisors join us at the beginning of the semester is an excellent introduction
for my students into the world of fixed income investing – which incorporates
an understanding of geo-politics, central bank policy, credit analysis and
financial theory.”
