CityWire Manager Profile: Lyle Fitterer and Duane McAllister
Lyle Fitterer CFA. and Duane McAllister, CFA, Senior Portfolio Managers with Baird Advisors, are featured in an April, 2020 CityWire Manager Profile. Fitterer and McAllister discussed their more than 30 years of experience in the municipal bond industry and provided a timely update about the impact of coronavirus on the municipal bond market.
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