Lara Castleton, CFA
Lara Castleton is US Head of Portfolio Construction and Strategy (PCS) at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she works to extend institutional and intermediary client engagement models to clients across the US. Lara joined the PCS team in 2019 as a portfolio strategist and was promoted to senior portfolio strategist in 2021. Lara joined the firm as a senior internal sales consultant for all Janus Henderson-related products and the Knowledge Labs® curriculum in 2016. Earlier in her career, she was an investment banking associate at Wells Fargo Securities and Piper Jaffray in Denver.
Lara received her bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Boston College, graduating magna cum laude. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 11 years of financial industry experience.
Articles Written
With a growing economy and strong markets, equity investors should focus on earnings
The Portfolio Construction & Strategy Team discusses the importance of earnings growth in unearthing overlooked opportunities.
Actively allocating to thematic equity winners
Matthew Bullock and Lara Castleton from the Portfolio Construction & Strategy Team discuss how thematic investing provides access to the forces reshaping the global economy.
U.S. securitized: The price you pay determines the value you get
In their mid-year outlook, the PCS Team at Janus Henderson discusses how pricing disparities between U.S. securitized and corporate bonds are creating opportunities for investors.
Navigating new heights: Elevated yields unlock fixed income opportunities
In their mid-year outlook, the PCS Team at Janus Henderson discusses how higher yields are creating positively skewed return opportunities for fixed income investors.
Shifting Gears: Routes to success
The PCS Team outlines their framework for activating a goals-based fixed income strategy.
Global Perspectives: Tapping into a broad set of growth drivers in mid-caps
While diverse growth opportunities exist in mid-cap stocks, we believe a selective approach with valuation discipline is warranted.
Global Perspectives: Navigating U.S. securitized markets in an uncertain rate environment
How the current interest rate environment impacts the securitized market and why active management is key to identifying the best opportunities.
Why the 60/40 is still alive and how investors can benefit from a balanced fund in their portfolio
Three versatile use cases for balanced funds in investor portfolios.
Global Perspectives: Market GPS investment outlook – Chain reactions
Our experts discuss market expectations and portfolio implications for the year ahead.
Global Perspectives: Redefining growth potential in the technology sector
Assessing the impact of higher rates and a potential recession on the tech sector, as well as our outlook for AI and cloud computing.
Global Perspectives: Demystifying securitized fixed income
Dissecting the securitized subset of the fixed income market and where we see the strongest opportunities ahead.
Global Perspectives: Healthcare’s underappreciated opportunities
How innovation, secular tailwinds – even regulation – are driving growth in the sector.