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Jerome Schneider

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Schneider is a managing director in the Newport Beach office and leader of short-term portfolio management and funding. In 2026, Morningstar named him Outstanding Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, and he was also named Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year (U.S.) for 2015. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2008, Mr. Schneider was a senior managing director with Bear Stearns. There he most recently specialized in credit and mortgage-related funding transactions and helped develop one of the first "repo" conduit financing companies. Additionally, during his tenure at Bear Stearns he held various positions on the municipal and fixed income derivatives trading desks. He has 31 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree in economics and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

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Investment Strategies

What if investors could maintain their core equity exposure while seeking an additional source of return, like fixed income yield? In this video, Jerome Schneider, PIMCO’s Head of Short-Term Strategies, explains the concept of portable alpha and how it can help investors overlay skill-based return potential (alpha) over market exposure (beta). Using real-world examples, he walks through how portable alpha works, the key implementation risks behind the strategy, and why manager expertise can make the difference between preserving and diluting excess return potential.

Investment Strategies

Shifting yields and persistent inflation make a strong case for moving beyond traditional money markets. Learn how a tiered liquidity framework and an active, multisector approach may help preserve capital, maintain liquidity, and seek enhanced returns even in an evolving rate environment.

Accrued Interest

Given the uncertain outlook for risk assets and the economy, saving has effectively become “investing” for many. Now, more than ever, it’s important to be intentional in how you allocate cash. By tiering liquidity, advisors and their clients can seek to balance short-duration allocations across different timelines and needs - and make cash work harder in their portfolios. In this episode, Jerome Schneider, PIMCO’s Head of Short-Term Strategies, and Chad Van Dyk, Account Manager, sit down with host Greg Hall, Head of U.S. Global Wealth Management, to discuss all things short term and the right tail of risk in fixed income.

Research

A framework for optimizing liquidity in alternative investments.

Learn why short-term yields are more compelling than money market funds and why active management is key to both earning attractive yields and defending against risk with Jerome Schneider, head of short-term portfolio management.

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