In his webcast titled “1984” in remembrance of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, DoubleLine Founder and CEO Jeffrey Gundlach dives “into the subject of the Fed and some of the variables that will likely underpin their logic and their thinking” at the Sept. 18 meeting of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Mr. Gundlach was joined by Portfolio Manager Ken Shinoda, CFA who discusses the DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (DBLTX). The webcast was recorded September 10, 2024.
0:00 – Intro and Announcements 2:55 – Macro Discussion with Jeffrey Gundlach 48:34 – DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund with Ken Shinoda, CFA 1:12:24 – Questions and Answers
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Mr. Gundlach is CEO of DoubleLine. In 2011, he appeared on the cover of Barron's as "The New Bond King." In 2013, Institutional Investor named him "Money Manager of the Year." In 2012, 2015 and 2016, he was named one of "The Fifty Most Influential" in Bloomberg Markets. In 2017, he was inducted into the FIASI Fixed Income Hall of Fame. Mr. Gundlach is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, with degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy.
Mr. Shinoda joined DoubleLine at inception in 2009. He is Chairman of the Structured Products Committee and oversees the non-Agency RMBS team specializing in investing in non-Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential whole loans and other mortgage-related opportunities. Mr. Shinoda is co-Portfolio Manager on the Total Return, Opportunistic Income, Income, Opportunistic MBS and Strategic MBS strategies. He is also lead Portfolio Manager overseeing the Mortgage Opportunities private funds. Mr. Shinoda is also a permanent member of the Fixed Income Asset Allocation Committee, as well as, participating in the Global Asset Allocation Committee. In addition, he hosts DoubleLine’s “Channel 11 News” (Twitter @DLineChannel11, dline11@doubleline.com), a webcast series that provides market insights and commentary with peers and industry experts. Prior to DoubleLine, Mr. Shinoda was Vice President at TCW where he worked in portfolio management and trading. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and is a CFA® charterholder.
