Paul James Hechmer

Founders Asset Management looks for companies that have potential for strong earnings growth that can be sustained through market cycles and changing economic conditions, and can combine these qualitative strengths with the business savvy needed to produce the kinds of compelling quantitative strengths that look sound on a firm's balance sheet. They do not limit themselves to certain markets or sectors. The firm conducts bottom-up research with the application of an in-depth process that entails a company-by-company analysis of business models and fundamentals. They prefer to focus exclusively on uncovering growth-oriented stocks, regardless of their sectors or geographical location. Founders Asset Management's stock selection process is organic; they monitor current holdings on a daily basis. They use price targets to assess companies' contributions to portfolio performance, making adjustments if necessary. Though not limited by sector, Founders Asset management tends to invest in the stocks of US large-cap companies in the retail, technology services, electronic technology and health services sectors.

Needelman Asset Management manages value-oriented investment portfolios that seek long-term capital growth. The firm builds conservative, broadly-diversified portfolios of high quality stocks and bonds. They tend to invest in large-cap value equities. Needelman seeks superior rates of return over the long-term though investments in the high quality, dividend paying securities of industry leading companies that have a proven history of success. The firm looks for companies with strong financial characteristics and sound economic fundamentals. Companies must also be reasonably priced to qualify for investment. In addition, Needelman looks for the existence of a catalyst that can create shareholder wealth that will be reflected in the stock price. They seek companies with strong balance sheets, good cash flow and appropriate leverage. The company's profits must be reinvested productively and its business must be large, stable and growing. The firm offers the follow portfolio products: ValuePLUS Equity, ValuePlus Balanced and International ValuePLUS. The products are all managed to clients' individual objectives, seek superior risk-adjusted performance, are true to style over time and are sensitive to each client's tax situation.

NWQ is a long-term investor which implements its investment strategies through an active research-driven, fundamentals-based, value-oriented process across the capitalization spectrum. Utilizing a corporate finance-oriented, cash flow focused discipline to identify potential investments trading at attractive absolute valuations, the firm typically invests in companies that it believes are undervalued, have downside protection, and possess catalysts or inflection points expected to help unlock value. NWQ employs a conservative approach to risk-adjusted performance by remaining disciplined in their approach, while weighing downside risk. Their stock selection process is driven by bottom-up fundamental research. NWQ’s research analysts constantly evaluate companies within their defined investable universe based upon a variety of both qualitative and quantitative criterion.

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del Rey Global Investors (DRGI) offers investment advisory services focusing on international and global investment strategies. They take a long-term approach and implement their investment strategies through an active research-driven, fundamentals-based, value-oriented process. The firm 's investment discipline seeks to identify potential investments that trade at attractive absolute valuations, offer good downside protection/risk-reward and possess strong franchise quality. DRGI's three proprietary investment strategies include: International Equity, International Equity (ADR) and Global Equity.

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Tradewinds Global Investors offers investment advisory services focusing on global, international, and domestic value-oriented equity investment strategies. The firm is a long-term investor which implements their investment strategies through an active research-driven, fundamentals-based, value-oriented process. Their investment approach seeks to identify potential investments that trade at attractive absolute valuations, offer good downside protection/risk-reward and possess strong franchise quality.