As a result, he is staying away from assets that could be hit hard if market stress suddenly increases, such as small cap stocks.
The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% on Wednesday after shuffling between gains and losses.
The S&P 500 is up 15% this year, while the Nasdaq (.IXIC) has gained 30%.
Mark Heppenstall, chief investment officer of Penn Mutual Asset Management, believes a burgeoning stock market rally could loosen credit conditions, threatening to exacerbate consumer prices - an undesirable outcome for the inflation-fighting Fed.
The S&P 500 is up 14% from a low reached after the banking crisis in March.
Persons:
”, Josh Emanuel, Emanuel, James St . Aubin, Jeffrey Gundlach, Mark Heppenstall, Josh Jamner, Davide Barbuscia, David Randall, Ira Iosebashvili, Sam Holmes
Organizations:
YORK, Federal, Wilshire, Nasdaq, Sierra Investment Management, DoubleLine Capital, CNBC, Fed, Penn Mutual Asset Management, ClearBridge Investments, Thomson
Locations:
U.S