Portfolio construction often gets short shrift as many income investors build their portfolios by chasing attractive-looking securities and end up with portfolios that have undesirable tilts. Allocating to the income market from the top-down as well as bottom-up is more likely to allow investors to reach their investment goals and lead to fewer negative surprises.

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