Adam Hetts, CFA
Adam Hetts is Global Head of Multi-Asset and a Portfolio Manager, leading the Multi-Asset investing and Portfolio Construction & Strategy Teams at Janus Henderson Investors. The Multi-Asset Team delivers a global asset allocation suite encompassing strategic asset allocation, tactical tilts, and manager implementation products and services. Portfolio Construction & Strategy strategists support clients in consuming macro and market information into actionable, customised asset allocation solutions. These teams are part of the firm’s Solutions Group, which constructs multi-asset solutions for clients’ complex investment objectives. Adam is frequently featured in financial news including CNBC, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Barron’s, and Forbes. Before joining the firm in 2017, he held various roles at Goldman Sachs beginning in 2008, most recently vice president, senior portfolio strategist, leading efforts across the US and Asia and previously with Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies, a proprietary hedge fund. Earlier, he was a consultant with The Law and Economic Consulting Group from 2005.
Adam earned his bachelor of science degree in finance from Pennsylvania State University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 19 years of financial industry experience.
Articles Written
Multi-Asset outlook: Q4 2024
The Market GPS Multi-Asset Quarterly highlights key drivers and shares the Multi-Asset Team’s dashboard that informs their positioning.
Quick view: Navigating market volatility
With investors reacting to the worst global stock market sell-off since 2020, we consider the all-important question – what next?
The Risks of Sitting in Cash
Adam Hetts, CFA, explains why using cash as a long-term investment vehicle can be damaging to an asset allocation.
Multi-Asset Quarterly Outlook: Fortunes diverge as the cycle extends
An extended cycle may signal success in achieving a soft landing, but it also sets up a diverging set of risks for equities and bonds.
The data to watch as global markets diverge
With global economic prospects likely to diverge further, investors should seek markets that appear to balance risks and opportunities.
Not out the woods yet: Multi-Asset viewpoint
Oliver Blackbourn and Adam Hetts discuss what 2024 holds for investors.
Global Perspectives: Market GPS investment outlook – Chain reactions
Our experts discuss market expectations and portfolio implications for the year ahead.
Direct advice program: Building investor confidence through retirement investment solutions
Our investment advice programs are designed to give investors confidence in their retirement planning.
Market GPS Investment outlook 2024: Chain reactions webcast replay
Global markets look set to remain conflicted in 2024 with the consequences of historic rate hikes finally manifesting. What will the chain reactions be as rates, inflation, employment, growth, and geopolitics converge?
Global markets in 2024: Chain reactions
A potentially fragile outlook for the global economy merits defensive positioning and a focus on quality in financial markets, argues Adam Hetts.
Compound earnings: Equities markets’ reliable growth engine
Why we believe equity investors should prioritize earnings growth as they seek to consistently generate excess returns.
Democratisation of Alternatives
With markets in a tug of war between offense and defence, a variety of investors are considering alternative strategies. In this panel debate from Janus Henderson’s recent global media day, David Elms, Head of Diversified Alternatives, Luke Newman, Portfolio Manager, and Adam Hetts, Global Head of Portfolio Construction and Strategy, discuss the democratisation of the asset class.