Multi-Asset Podcast

Alpha Females—The Multi-Asset Investment Podcast

With Karen Watkin

How Can Multi-Asset Investing Solve the Problems Facing Today's Investors?

Karen Watkin, Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein, brings the world of multi-asset to life through the lens of female investors. Tune in as Karen and her inspiring Alpha Females discuss both the opportunities and challenges that come with taking a multi-asset investment approach, share research insights and reflect on their journeys through the industry.

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“The intellectual curiosity that permeates every aspect of AB, together with the integrity and drive to always put the client’s outcome front and center, is a powerful combination.”

- Karen Watkin, Portfolio Manager—Multi-Asset Solutions

Get to Know Your Host

Karen is a Portfolio Manager for the Multi-Asset Solutions business in EMEA. Karen is a Portfolio Manager for a range of income and thematic multi-asset portfolios, including the All-Market Income Portfolio and American Multi-Asset Portfolio. As a multi-asset investor, she loves the challenge of looking across the capital markets to deliver the best outcomes for our clients, collaborating with colleagues across all areas of the investment universe to tap into their research along the way.

With over 20 years’ experience in the financial industry, Karen has strong communication skills that enable her to build lasting relationships with clients and a clear understanding of their investment objectives. Balance and dynamism characterize Karen’s investment philosophy. "It always starts with defining the client outcome we're trying to deliver," she says. To do this, Karen and her team consider not just risk and return objectives, but income and the specific characteristics that accompany asset classes with more attractive yields. A flexible approach allows Karen to manage short-term risk without sacrificing long-term returns. "As income investors, it's important to be nimble," she says.

Karen is a passion advocate for diversity and inclusion, recognizing the value that a diverse team brings to investment decision-making and is co-Chair of the EMEA Diversity Champions Council which focuses on creating a diverse and inclusive culture across the firm.

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Harnessing our strength in research and investment expertise across asset classes and markets worldwide, to build robust multi-asset portfolios from traditional and non-traditional return sources that meet clients' outcomes.

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