In volatile markets, making quick decisions is critical to protect a portfolio’s returns—and, in turn, clients’ money. That is a skill fund manager Adrian Helfert takes pride in. His time as a medic in the first Gulf War in the 1990s helped him learn to make tough calls in his current career and to avoid “analysis paralysis.” “At 18, I was tasked with being the person making good decisions quickly and leading quickly…when things go awry,” he recalls. “That has guided how I operate as an investor now.” Helfert, now 49, manages Westwood Income Opportunity (ticker: WWIAX), a $694 million, four-star-rated Morningstar allocation fund that can invest across stocks and…