Why Bond Funds Benefit from Active Management

Active management can still win in the bond market. Opportunities abound for active managers to best their passive peers and benchmarks. And here’s why: they have access to tools, asset classes, and flexibility that their competition does not. Right now, the bond market is ripe for them to succeed. A deep dive in Morningstar Magazine’s first quarter 2026 issue makes the case why everyday investors should consider adding active bond funds to their portfolio. Eric Jacobson, senior principal of fixed-income strategies for Morningstar, and Maciej Kowara, principal of fixed income strategies for Morningstar, co-authored the article.

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Why Bond Funds Benefit from Active Management is an episode from Investing Insights by Morningstar.

This episode is 00:15:42 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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