Lara Reinhard, CFA

Lara Reinhard is US Head of Portfolio Construction and Strategy (PCS) at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she works to extend institutional and intermediary client engagement models to clients across the US. Lara joined the PCS team in 2019 as a portfolio strategist and was promoted to senior portfolio strategist in 2021. Lara joined the firm as a senior internal sales consultant for all Janus Henderson-related products and the Knowledge Labs® curriculum in 2016. Earlier in her career, she was an investment banking associate at Wells Fargo Securities and Piper Jaffray in Denver.
Lara received her bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Boston College, graduating magna cum laude. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 10 years of financial industry experience.
Articles Written

Late to the party: Are the best of money market returns behind us?
The potential benefits of moving out of money market funds into duration assets as the Fed ends its rate-hiking cycle.

When market volatility creates opportunity
The PCS Team explores the implications of this year’s volatility and offers actionable ideas to capture the resulting opportunities.
Global Perspectives: Making sense of market trends for portfolio construction
The Portfolio Construction and Strategy team discusses the biggest trends they are seeing in client portfolio consultations.
Bonds are back: Finding an optimal allocation for ongoing Fed, inflation, and growth risks
The tremendous pain felt in fixed income in 2022 could leave bonds positioned for potential gains in 2023.

Look beneath the surface for small- and mid-cap opportunities
Why the small- and mid-cap space may present opportunities in the current economic environment.

European Equity: A warmer spring after a cold winter?
The more cyclical nature of European equities versus the U.S. and their lower relative valuations may present strong upside potential.

Healthcare: Immunity from the downturn?
The healthcare sector has proved resilient during past market downturns and may offer growth opportunities regardless of the recession outlook.

Sea change in short duration
How being nimble and flexible in a short-term fixed income allocation can help investors maintain stability during rate volatility.

Back to basics with intermediate duration
After investors had wisely been moving to the short end of the yield curve, intermediate-duration bonds may now be more attractive.

Starting ahead with a strong yield
The PCS Team explains why certain trends may prove to be supportive for both investment-grade and high-yield credit in 2023.

In defense of defensive fixed income: The case for adding duration
The case for adding intermediate-duration bonds back to fixed income portfolios.
Global Perspectives: PCS Team offers shock therapy for market turmoil
The Portfolio Construction and Strategy team discusses key insights from their latest Trends and Opportunities report, entitled “Shock Therapy.”