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Taxable Bond
The Importance of Credit Quality in High Yield
See why the growing divide between BB- and CCC-rated high yield bonds highlights the importance of credit quality and disciplined security selection.
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Our Firm
We are an active investment manager dedicated to serving financial advisors, institutional investors, private wealth clients and RIAs with a broad range of equity and fixed income strategies. We combine deep expertise with a hands-on approach to navigating markets, and our commitment to superior client service and disciplined investment management has helped us build lasting partnerships.
Hear more from our Founder-Chairman Harold Kotler and CEO Tom Powers, about who we are and what we do in this video.
About Our FirmInvestment Strategies
Domestic Equity
We leverage our strengths in bottom-up fundamental research to focus on small cap, small/mid cap, and high conviction multi-cap equity — those equity market segments where active management and disciplined stock selection can add the most value.
Global Equity
Our global specialists seek to uncover quality companies that have a sustainable competitive advantage and that may be undervalued, underappreciated, or misunderstood by the market.
Municipal Bond
GW&K is a recognized market leader and pioneer in municipal bond investing, having managed portfolios for clients since our founding in 1974. Our investment approach is active, flexible, and rooted in disciplined research to preserve and enhance principal and income.
Taxable Bond
We have been managing taxable bond portfolios for clients for more than three decades. We aim to take advantage of the relative valuation among distinct bond sectors and the increased opportunities to generate income and capital appreciation in changing market environments.
Who We Work With
Financial Advisors
Investment professionals who invest on behalf of clients
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Institutional Investors
Investors who consult or invest on behalf of financial institutions
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Private Wealth
Financial planning for high net worth individuals
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Registered Investment Advisors
Registered Investment Advisors seeking a trusted partner
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Taxable Bond
Understanding Preferred Securities: Features, Benefits, and Risks
Preferred securities can offer attractive income, tax advantages, and diversification. Learn how they work, the risks to consider, and GW&K’s approach.
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Firm-wide
On Our Radar: Summer Edition
Book, podcast, and TV recommendations from across GW&K.
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Municipal Bond
Hospitals: Facing a New Reality
Medicaid cuts pose new challenges for not-for-profit hospitals. GW&K examines which credits may face the most pressure — and how providers could adapt.
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Macro
Great Expectations, Meet Arithmetic
Investors expect strong long-term stock returns. But what do today’s valuations imply? Bill Sterling puts those expectations to a simple arithmetic test.
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Municipal Bond
Municipal Bond Snapshot July 2026
Municipals sold off in July, with intermediate bonds posting their first negative July since 2013, as rising Treasury yields and rich starting valuations outweighed strong technicals.
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