Pramod Atluri: 'When This Storm Hit, It Hit Fast, and It Hit Hard'

<p><p>Our guest on the podcast is Pramod Atluri. He is a fixed-income portfolio manager at Capital Group. Atluri began in the investment business more than two decades ago and has been at Capital Group since 2016. Before joining Capital Group, Atluri was a bond portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, where he also worked as a fixed-income strategist and credit analyst. He began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Atluri earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and he is a CFA charterholder.</p></p><p><p><strong>Background</strong><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.capitalgroup.com/us/investment-professionals/investment-professionals/atlurip.html" target="_blank">Pramod Atluri bio</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/abndx/quote">American Funds Bond Fund of America</a> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/amecx/quote">American Funds Income Fund of America</a></p></p><p><p><a href="https://www.morningstar.com/funds/xnas/abalx/quote">American Funds American Balanced</a> </p></p><p><p><strong>Commentary</strong><br /></p><p>"<a href="https://www.capitalgroup.com/us/insights/articles/fixed-income-midyear-outlook-2020.html" target="_blank">Four Actions to Take in Bond Portfolios</a>," by Pramod Atluri, Mike Gitlin, and Karl Zeile, Capital Group, June 17, 2020. </p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://www.capitalgroup.com/us/insights/articles/coronavirus-fixed-income-questions.html" target="_blank">Answers to Your 5 Biggest Fed Rate Cut and Bond Questions</a>," by Mike Gitlin and Pramod Atluri, Capital Group, March 17, 2020. </p></p><p><p>"<a href="https://www.capitalgroup.com/us/insights/articles/fixed-income-outlook.html" target="_blank">Fixed-Income Outlook: Meet Uncertainty With Balance</a>," by Pramod Atluri, Mike Gitlin, and Margaret Steinbach, Capital Group, Dec. 11, 2019. </p></p><p><p><strong>Fund Management</strong><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ca