How current events are impacting the capital markets

Seth Brufsky, chief executive officer for the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, says that conditions since the end of the year have changed from concerns over what the Federal Reserve would do, 'changing the calculus' for how people should and will invest. Brufsky says the focus entering the year was on floating-rate investments, but now that there are lingering concerns about inflation and higher rates that -- along with geopolitical concerns -- are forcing investors to re-evaluate priorities but also investment options. Brusky says that fixed-income markets are becoming increasingly attractive in these conditions -- particularly in high-yield bonds, but also with some investment-grade securities -- because the potential for capital appreciation has grown dramatically.