May 12, 2026 – Madison, WI – Madison Investments today announced the launch of The Issue at Hand, a new original podcast series designed to help advisors and investors make sense of markets, explain risks clearly to clients, and think more strategically about portfolios. With an emphasis on fixed income, the series will break down one timely investment question each month, explain what the bond market is signaling, and translate the risks into a clear framework advisors can use in real client discussions.
The series is hosted by Christopher Aleman, CFA, and features Madison’s Head of Fixed Income, Mike Sanders, CFA.
“Advisors today are being asked to interpret increasingly complex markets while communicating clearly and confidently with clients,” said Chris Aleman. “We created this series to sharpen the way advisors think about risk and offer practical frameworks they can use in real client conversations and portfolios.”
The debut episode, “Fixed Income, in a Language Clients Understand,” focuses on the four key risks embedded in nearly every bond investment:
- Interest rate risk – when you get your money back
- Credit risk – if you get your money back
- Structure risk – how you get your money back
- Liquidity risk – how quickly you can convert to cash
We’ll outline how this framework can be used to simplify fixed income discussions and better explain the role bonds play in a portfolio. And, in subsequent episodes, we’ll do the same with topics ranging from private credit to cash flow planning to Fed policy.
“Investing is about being paid to take risks. If you don’t understand the risks you’re taking, you’re more likely to make a mistake,” said Mike Sanders. “As a firm with risk management at the core of our investment philosophy, we think we’re in a great position to help advisors navigate markets, portfolios, and client conversations.”
New episodes of The Issue at Hand will be released monthly and available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and madisoninvestments.com.
About Madison Investments
Madison Investments is an independent investment management firm based in Madison, WI. With approximately $28 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026, the firm has a long history of serving advisors, institutional investors, credit unions, and insurance companies with a wide array of investment strategies.