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The investment seeks current income consistent with capital preservation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. It invests up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities of foreign issuers and up to 25% of the fund’s total assets in below investment-grade debt securities. The fund invests in both investment-grade and below investment-grade debt securities (often called “high yield securities” or “junk bonds”) and may also invest in debt securities of foreign issuers. It may invest in a variety of debt securities, including corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, bank loans and U.S. government obligations.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Michal Stanczyk | Portfolio Manager | 2021 | Now |
Biography | Michal Stanczyk is a portfolio manager and research analyst for the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Prior to joining WFAM, Michal worked for Wells Fargo within the Wholesale Leadership Pipeline Program. He began his investment industry in 2006. Michal earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana Wesleyan University. | ||
Janet S. Rilling | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2020 | Now |
Biography | Janet Rilling is a senior portfolio manager and the head of the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. In this capacity, she has oversight and portfolio management responsibilities for separate accounts, mutual funds, and commingled vehicles across a range of strategies. Janet joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). She joined WFAM from Strong Capital Management. Prior to joining WFAM, she was a high-yield and investment-grade credit research analyst and a portfolio manager. Janet began her investment industry career in 1990 as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand, specializing in the manufacturing and financial services industries. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Janet is a certified public accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
Michael J. Schueller | Portfolio Manager | 2019 | Now |
Biography | Michael (Mike) Schueller is a senior portfolio manager for the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). He joined WFAM as a senior investment research analyst from Strong Capital Management, where he held a similar position. Mike rejoined Strong in 2000, having left the firm to start a trust department for Community Bank & Trust in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Before that, he served as associate counsel for Strong’s legal department. Prior to this, Mike practiced law with Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, S.C., in Milwaukee, specializing in corporate reorganizations, mergers, and acquisitions. He began his investment industry career in 1998. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
Noah M. Wise | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2013 | Now |
Biography | Noah Wise is a senior portfolio manager for the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Noah joined WFAM as a research analyst and later became a portfolio manager. Prior to joining the firm, Noah worked as a lead market maker for Interactive Brokers. Noah began his investment industry career in 2001. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in securities analysis from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Noah has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
Christopher Y. Kauffman | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2010 | Now |
Biography | Christopher Kauffman is a senior portfolio manager for the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Christopher joined WFAM from Tattersall Advisory Group, where he served in a similar role. Before that, he was an investment officer for NISA Investment Advisors, where he was responsible for MBS analysis, risk assessment, and trading. He began his investment industry career in 1997. Christopher earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from Washington University in St. Louis. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Institute. | ||
Jay N. Mueller | Portfolio Manager | 2004 | 2021 |
Biography | Jay Mueller is a senior portfolio manager for the Multi-Sector Fixed Income – Plus and High Yield team at Allspring Global Investments. He joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Jay joined WFAM from Strong Capital Management, where he held the role of director of fixed income. Before that, he was a portfolio manager with the Strong Money Market and Strong Heritage Money Funds. He also authored "Quarterly View," a quarterly newsletter on current topics affecting the economy. Before that, Jay was a portfolio manager and security analyst at R. Meeder & Associates, and earlier, he served as an investment analyst at Harris Bancorp. Throughout his career, Jay has managed equity derivatives, bond portfolios, money market funds, international cash portfolios, municipal portfolios, and index funds. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
D. James Newton | Portfolio Manager | 2010 | 2013 |
Biography | Newton II joined Wells Capital Management in 2005 as a portfolio manager and head of investment grade credit research. Prior to joining Wells Capital Management, he served as a high-grade fixed-income analyst with Strong Capital Management since 2002. He was at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company from 1998 to 2002. Newton II holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Public Accountant designations. | ||
Janet S. Rilling | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 2010 |
Biography | Janet Rilling is a senior portfolio manager and the head of the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Investments. In this capacity, she has oversight and portfolio management responsibilities for separate accounts, mutual funds, and commingled vehicles across a range of strategies. Janet joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). She joined WFAM from Strong Capital Management. Prior to joining WFAM, she was a high-yield and investment-grade credit research analyst and a portfolio manager. Janet began her investment industry career in 1990 as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand, specializing in the manufacturing and financial services industries. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Janet is a certified public accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation. | ||
Thomas M. Price | Co-Portfolio Manager | 2002 | 2005 |
Biography | Tom Price, Co-Portfolio Manager, High Yield. Tom Price is a co-portfolio manager, High Yield for National Investment Services. He joined the firm in August 2020 and has over 25 years of investment experience. As a member of the high yield team, he is responsible for idea generation, credit research, structure and collateral analysis. Prior to joining National Investment Services, Tom had multiple roles at Wells Fargo Asset Management where he served as a credit analyst, portfolio manager and team (2005-2020). Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Tom was a high yield bond and private placement analyst at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. Tom holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in finance from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. | ||
Thomas A. Sontag | Portfolio Manager | 2002 | 2004 |
Biography | Thomas A. Sontag, Managing Director, joined the firm in 2004. Tom is the Head of Global Securitized & Structured Products and serves as a co-portfolio manager and Senior Portfolio Manager on multiple fixed income strategies. He is a member of the senior investment team that sets overall portfolio strategy for Global Investment Grade. Tom also leads the Global Securitized team in determining exposure across various portfolio strategies. Prior to joining the firm, Tom served as a portfolio manager with Strong Capital Management for six years. His responsibilities included co-managing five mutual funds as well as separate institutional accounts. Previously, Tom worked in the Fixed Income divisions of Bear Stearns (1986 to 1998 as a managing director) and Goldman Sachs (1982 to 1985). Tom earned a BBA and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin. |
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