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The investment seeks a high current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return. The fund normally pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in lower-rated debt securities, including corporate debt securities and securities that are convertible into common stock or have warrants to purchase common stock. It may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities (including emerging market securities and American Depository Receipts ("ADRs")). The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in municipal securities.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Christopher J. Gizzo | Managing Director | 2018 | Now |
Biography | Christopher J. Gizzo, Portfolio Manager, has joined Lord Abbett in 2008. | ||
Robert A. Lee | Partner | 2013 | Now |
Biography | Robert A. Lee is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at the Lord Abbett & Company. Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 1997 and was named Partner in 2002. His prior experience includes: Portfolio Manager and Vice President at ARM Capital Advisors; Assistant Portfolio Manager and Assistant Vice President at Kidder Peabody Asset Management; and Fixed Income Research Analyst at The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Lee received a BS from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been in the investment business since 1991. | ||
Steven F. Rocco | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2010 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Rocco is Partner and Director of Taxable Fixed Income of Lord Abbett. Mr. Rocco is a lead portfolio manager for the high yield fixed income strategy and also contributes as portfolio manager to the multi-sector fixed-income strategy. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett in 2004 and was named Partner in 2011. Mr. Rocco joined Lord Abbett as an associate portfolio manager and then transitioned to lead portfolio manager for our short duration and corporate bond strategies. He was previously a Consultant at FactSet. Mr. Rocco received a BA from Cornell University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 2001. | ||
Karen J. Gunnerson | Portfolio Manager | 2021 | 2024 |
Biography | Karen Gunnerson is responsible for contributing to the management for the firm’s taxable-fixed income strategies with a focus on high yield and bank loan securities. Ms. Gunnerson joined Lord Abbett in 2017. Her previous experience includes serving as Investment Grade Credit Desk Strategist at RBC Capital Markets, and as a Corporate Credit Risk Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2010. She earned a BS in finance from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. | ||
Christopher J. Towle | N/A | 1998 | 2014 |
Biography | Mr. Towle is the lead portfolio manager of the bank loans, bond debenture, and convertibles strategies and also oversees the high yield strategy. Mr. Towle joined Lord Abbett in 1987 and was named Partner in 1998. His prior experience includes: Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager at American International Group; Investment Officer and Analyst at Savings Bank Trust Company; Senior Securities Trader at the Union Trust Company. Mr. Towle received a BA from Rutgers University. He is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 1980. | ||
Michael S. Goldstein | Managing Director | 1998 | 2010 |
Biography | Mr. Goldstein joined the Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. in 2010. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. he was a partner and director of high yield at Lord Abbett where he was responsible for managing high yield mutual funds and separately managed accounts. Mr. Goldstein joined Lord Abbett in 1997. | ||
Richard Szaro | Portfolio Manager | 1998 | 2006 |
Biography | Szaro is a portfolio manager Lord Abbett & Company, his employer since 1983. | ||
Thomas Baade | Portfolio Manager | 1998 | 2006 |
Biography | Baade is a portfolio manager with Lord Abbett & Company, his employer since 1998. Previously, he served as a credit analyst with Greenwich Street Advisors. |
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