Why Dodge & Cox Income Fund Is Tough to Beat
This top-rated bond fund has outperformed most others during the past decade. Here’s how.
Sam Kulahan
Sam Kulahan, CFA, is a manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers fixed-income strategies.
Before joining Morningstar in 2019, Kulahan spent more than three years at Deloitte Consulting and four years at General Electric, participating in its financial management program and working as a financial analyst for its defined-benefit pension plans.
Kulahan holds a bachelor's degree in business and management from Bournemouth University and a master's degree in finance and management from the University of St Andrews. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
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