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 (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 (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 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 CDR, we advanced PIMCO Decision Research Labs, enabling CDR researchers, leaders in their field, to further their research.
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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.
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More optimized and rational decision-making processes can give investment committees an edge.
Behavioral Science and Volatility
During periods of market volatility, investors often focus on short-term returns instead of long-term goals. This video reviews how financial professionals can help guide investors, thus reducing negative consequences of emotional decision making and providing valuable guidance. Interested in additional Behavioral Science resources? Visit pimco.com/advisoreducation
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.
The Fixed Income Outlook is Compelling
Investors reviewing their portfolio allocations as we close out 2024 should note fixed income is poised to play a significant role in 2025.
Even with Republicans poised to control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, slim congressional majorities could hinder the president’s efforts to enact his agenda.
Global economies are normalizing and central banks are cutting rates, we identified four themes investors should focus on as we head into 2025.
Recent economic data support the Federal Reserve’s meeting-by-meeting approach to rate cuts.
Portfolio Manager David Forgash discusses the high yield bond markets today, and highlights the benefits of active management.
Learn why emerging market debt is best used to reduce risk rather than chase yields.
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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.
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