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(SNIGX) Solid Foundations in Large-Cap Growth
Jan 09, 12:29 PM EST |
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| With vast experience in growth investing, Gene Sit, manager of the Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, has a long record of documented success in his investment approach. He manages to combine strict discipline with opportunism and flexibility. The understanding of global macro trends is as important as bottom-up analysis. |
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(VALIX) Between Growth and Value
Dec 29, 1:47 PM EST |
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| Brad Brooks, the manager of Value Line Income and Growth fund, has to balance between growth & value, bonds & equities, and across all types of markets caps. A bit of contrarian approach and a lot of reading help him with the difficult task of covering almost the entire investing spectrum. |
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(AVEMX) Basic Values
Dec 27, 11:46 AM EST |
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| Successful performance often comes at the cost of compromise. For George Schwartz and his team, however, success goes hand in hand with peace of mind and virtue. The Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund looks to invest in stocks in which investment value and
Catholic values converge.
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(BUFBX) Finding Balance
Dec 09, 8:50 AM EST |
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| Balancing consistent income and capital appreciation is not easy, but John Kornitzer, the manager of Buffalo Balanced Fund, believes that investors pay for a special edge, not for following an index or buying Treasuries. The fund covers a wide spectrum of securities, including equities and high-yield bonds, to create a onestop investment for those who don’t want to spread their money across different funds.
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(WBSNX) Quality Growth Below the Radar
Dec 02, 12:30 PM EST |
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| Small-cap managers operate in a vast and under-researched world, and that is why their approach to analysis and idea generation is crucial. Karl Brewer, manager of the William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund, knows well the importance of discovering gems before Wall Street does. To sort out the worthy from the unworthy ones, he has a clear idea of the quality he is looking for and a structured approach for finding it. |
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(SSCTX) A Smooth Small-Cap Ride
Nov 22, 12:06 PM EST |
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| Consistency and efficiency are key words in the strategy of the STI Classic Small Cap Growth Stock Fund. Its management doesn't like taking huge bets on individual sectors and stocks and the respective volatility. Instead, the Fund spreads the risk across a wide universe of sectors and more than 200 stocks. A clearly defined investment process aids the search for dependable results.
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(SENCX) Always Considering the Risk
Nov 02, 6:55 PM EST |
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| One of the oldest mutual funds in the country, Sentinel Common Stock Fund, builds its track record since 1934 and its management is comfortable with the viability of the fund's strategy over full market cycles. The strategy looks simple - buying better than average companies and paying slightly below market prices – but the differentiation comes from identifying these companies and evaluating them considering the risk. |
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(QUAGX) Not a Typical Growth Fund
Oct 28, 2:08 PM EDT |
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| Manu Daftary, the manager of Quaker Strategic Growth Fund, has quite a different approach to investing than most growth managers. Instead of chasing the next huge growth winner, he focuses on avoiding the losers. He believes that managers should have as broad a mandate as possible to be able to pursue all opportunities, even if they are found in unusual places. |
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(GEMFX) Knowing the World Thoroughly
Oct 26, 7:41 PM EDT |
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| Unlike other funds, the Global Emerging Markets Fund has a flat structure, where managers are deeply involved in investing activities and less in administrative issues. The fund capitalizes on the pricing inefficiencies and lack of coverage of the emerging markets by thorough fundamental research and regular company visits. An emphasis on risk management is another key characteristic of the fund.
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(THCGX) Flexibility and Risk Control
Oct 21, 3:21 PM EDT |
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| Growth investors have learned their lessons in the past years, according to Alex Motola, manager of Thornburg Core Growth Fund. He doesn’t try to time the market or predict
which type of stocks will be hot in the future. Instead, he runs a portfolio that is diversified across the growth spectrum and focuses on the fund's core competence – picking stocks based on in-depth fundamental research.
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