James Noble played a vital role in establishing Principal’s Tax Sensitive Strategies in 2010. His performance has been widely recognized by Morningstar and various periodicals since inheriting (Principal Tax Exempt/Principal California) and creating (Principal Municipal Opportunistic) mutual funds. Previously, James had additional portfolio management/fundamental analysis duties at Dreyfus Tax Exempt and Dreyfus Taxable Fixed Income Departments (wholly owned subsidiaries of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation). During his career, he has focused on speculative credits/derivatives capitalizing on market dislocations for various clients (mutual funds, high net worth, retail SMA, and institutional. Past investment endeavors include managing the options desk at Dreyfus Investment Services. James received a MBA and bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University. He is a member of the Municipal Analyst Group of New York and New York Society of Security Analysts.

James Welch - Portfolio Manager James is a portfolio manager at Principal Global Investors. He is responsible for managing tax exempt portfolios. James joined the firm in 2014. Prior to his current role, James served as a CIO-portfolio manager at Castleton Partners LLC. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Pennsylvania State University.