Brent Olson
Brent Olson is a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors on the US Fixed Income and Corporate Credit Teams, a role he has held since 2019. Brent rejoined Janus Henderson in 2017 as a credit analyst. Prior to this, he was a lead portfolio manager at Scout Investments on a growth equity strategy that emphasized fixed income metrics and credit data points to select stocks. Before Scout, he oversaw high-yield and leveraged equity research as well as managed fixed income products at Three Peaks Capital Management from 2005 until 2013. From 2000 until 2004, Brent was an investment analyst at Invesco Funds Group. He started his financial career in 1997 as a credit analyst with Janus until 2000.
Brent received his bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from the University of Virginia. He earned his MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Colorado and has 27 years of financial industry experience.
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High yield bonds outlook: Taking the scenic route in 2025
Brent Olson and Tom Ross view high yield bonds as offering a comfortable drive for now but expect more difficult terrain later in 2025.
Up in quality does not mean ignoring high yield bonds
Exploring reasons why high yield retains attractions within a diversified portfolio.
Why the squeeze in high yield bonds is both good and bad
Exploring developments within the high yield bond market as its size, constituents and ratings change.
High yield bond spreads: What you see is NOT what you get
Exploring why the credit spread on high yield bonds is distorted and potentially wider than it first appears.